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DATES |
TOPICS |
READINGS AND
ASSIGNMENTS |
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Week 1 August 24, 26 |
Introduction
and Review of Important Required Concepts
Trade
in the Global Economy |
Text (FT) Chapter 1 Chapter
1 Lecture – Trade in the Global Economy (PPT) Review
of Utility Theory and Indifference Curves Handout:
Absolute Advantage and Comparative Advantage-A Primer Problem
Set 1 Assigned - Due Date: September 7, 2026 (Available in Canvas under Assignments) |
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Week 2 August 31 September 2 |
Trade and Technology: |
Text (FT) Chapter 2 Chapter
2 - Trade and Technology: The Ricardian Model (PPT) Handout: The Anatomy of
Factor Markets
(PPT) Problem
Set 2 Assigned - Due Date: September 21, 2026 (Available in Canvas under Assignments) |
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Week 3 September 7, 9 |
Gains and Losses from Trade in the
Specific-Factors Model |
Text (FT) Chapter 3 Chapter
3 - Gains and Losses from Trade in the Specific-Factors Model (PPT) |
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Week 4 September 14, 16 |
Gains and Losses from Trade in the
Specific-Factors Model Continued Trade and Resources: Study Guide Exam 1 (PDF) |
Text (FT) Chapters 3 and 4 Chapter
3 - Gains and Losses from Trade in the Specific-Factors Model (PPT) Chapter
4 - Trade and Resources: The Heckscher–Ohlin Model (PPT) Problem Set 3 Assigned - Due Date: September 28, 2026 (Not to be
Handed In – We will go over it in class) (Available in Canvas under Assignments) |
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Week 5 September 21,23 |
Trade and Resources:
Catching-up time |
Text (FT) Chapter 4 Chapter
4 - Trade and Resources: The Heckscher–Ohlin Model (PPT) |
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Week 6 September 28, 30 |
Review for Exam Exam 1 (September 30, 2026) |
Exam 1 |
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Week 7 October 5, 7 |
Movement of Labor and Capital Between Countries |
Text (FT) Chapters 5 and 8 Chapter
5 – Movement of Labor and Capital Between Countries (PPT) Remittance
Flows and GDP Impact By Country
Problem
Set 4 Assigned - Due Date: October 21, 2026 (Available in Canvas under Assignments) |
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Week 8, Sunday, October 11, 2025 – Thursday, October
15, 2026 Fall Break, No Classes |
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Week 9 October 19, 21 |
Increasing Returns to Scale and Monopolistic
Competition |
Text (FT) Chapters 5 and 6 Chapter
6 – Increasing Returns to Scale
and Monopolistic Competition (PPT) Problem
Set 5 Assigned - Due Date: October 28, 2026 (Available in Canvas under Assignments) |
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WEEK 10 October 26, 28 |
Import Tariffs and Quotas Under Perfect
Competition Study Guide Exam 2 (PDF) |
Text (FT) Chapters 6 and 8 Chapter
8 - Import Tariffs and Quotas Under Perfect Competition (PPT) Problem
Set 6 Assigned - Due Date: November 4, 2026 (Not to be Handed In – We will go
over in class) (Available in Canvas under Assignments) |
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WEEK 11 November 2, 4 |
Import Tariffs and Quotas Under Perfect
Competition cont’d Catching-up Time and Review |
Text (FT) Chapter 8 Chapter
8 - Import Tariffs and Quotas Under Perfect Competition (PPT) |
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WEEK 12 November 9, 11 |
Exam 2 (November 9, 2025) Import
Tariffs and Quotas Under Imperfect Competition |
Text (FT) Chapter 9 Chapter
9 - Import Tariffs and Quotas Under Imperfect Competition (PPT) Problem Set 7 Assigned - Due Date: November 18, 2026 (Available in Canvas under Assignments) |
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WEEK 13 November 16 (no class), 18 |
Import Tariffs and Quotas Under Imperfect
Competition cont’d Study Guide for New Material on Final Exam (PDF) |
Text (FT) Chapters 9 Chapter
9 - Import Tariffs and Quotas Under Imperfect Competition (PPT) Problem
Set 8 Assigned - Due Date: December 2, 2026 (Not to be Handed In – We will go
over in class) (Available in Canvas under Assignments) |
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November 19 - Last Day to Withdraw
from Courses with grade of W |
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WEEK 14 November 23, 25 |
Export Subsidies in Agriculture and High-Tech Industries International Agreements: Trade, Labor, and the
Environment |
Text (FT) Chapters 10, 11 Chapter
10 - Export Policies in Resource-Based and High-Technology Industries (PPT) Chapter
11 - International Agreements on Trade and the Environment (PPT) |
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WEEK 15 November 30 December
2 |
International Agreements: Trade, Labor, and the
Environment Catching-up time and Review |
Text (FT) Chapter 11 Chapter
11 - International Agreements on Trade and the Environment (PPT) |
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Exam Week |
Final Exam |
Final
Exam Schedule |