Type of Credit: Elective
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貿易政策的議題，在傳統上，是聚焦在政府應否對外開放其本國的自由貿易、或應否對貿易作某種管制的討論上。而無論哪一種政策工具，一旦施行，便不可避免地會國際市場的供需產生或多或少的影響，也因此會影響到貿易的價格、貿易的數量、國內的生產、國內的消費、乃至所得分配等等的面向，而最終也將會影響到社會福利。
The issues of trade policy are traditionally focused on whether the government should open its domestic market, or whether certain types of restrictions should be implemented. Once implemented, any type of trade policy tool will inevitably more or less affect the demand and supply of international market, and hence affect the prices and quantities of trade, domestic consumption, and income distribution, among others, and at last affect the social welfare.
能力項目說明
本課程以貿易理論為其基礎，以探討貿易政策在國際貿易各個面向中的角色，及其最終對社會福利的影響。在學習完本課程後，你將可以：
一：瞭解政府干預國際貿易的動機，並理解各類的干預手段諸如關稅、配額、出口補貼、出口自動設限等的運作機制。
二：瞭解開發中國家及工業化國家兩類國家常見的貿易政策，並明白其利弊得失。
三：瞭解世界貿易組織對國際貿易的規範，及其對本國的影響。另外也會能瞭解國際上最流行的區域貿易協定的議題。
This course explores, on the basis of the theories of trade, the role of trade policies in various aspects of international trade, and their effects on social welfare. The content of this course can be divided into three parts:
1. I will first talk about the government’s incentives to intervene in international trade, and then introduce various policy tools such as tariffs, quotas, export subsidies, VER (Voluntary Export Restraint), and so on.
2. I will introduce common trade policies implemented by developing and developed countries, and discuss their pros and cons.
3. I will talk about some rules set by the WTO for international trade, and discuss their effects on domestic country. Other issues frequently discussed recently such as regional free trade agreement (FTA) will also be mentioned if time allows.
| 教學週次Course Week | 彈性補充教學週次Flexible Supplemental Instruction Week | 彈性補充教學類別Flexible Supplemental Instruction Type |
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課程主題 Topic |
課程內容與指定閱讀 Content and Reading Assignment |
教學活動與作業 Teaching Activities and Homework |
學習投入時間 Student workload expectation |
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1 |
Overview Basic Trade Theories |
Introduction to the class/Overview; Ricardian model: Classical Trade Theory |
Teaching |
3 |
4.5 |
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2 |
Basic Trade Theories |
Mid-Autumn Festival |
Holiday |
0 |
0 |
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3 |
Basic Trade Theories |
Ricardian model: Classical Trade Theory |
Teaching |
3 |
4.5 |
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4 |
Basic Trade Theories |
Ricardian model: Classical Trade Theory |
Teaching |
3 |
4.5 |
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5 |
Basic Trade Theories | Specific factors model: trade and income redistribution | Teaching |
3 |
4.5 |
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6 |
Trade Policies |
Specific factors model: trade and income redistribution |
Teaching |
3 |
4.5 |
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7 |
Trade Policies |
Tariffs and Quotas: the development and economic effects; |
Teaching |
3 |
4.5 |
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8 |
Test |
Midterm |
Test |
3 |
9 |
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9 |
Trade Policies | Tariffs and Quotas: the development and economic effects; |
Teaching |
3 |
4.5 |
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10 |
Trade Policies |
Non-tariffs: the development and economic effects; |
Teaching |
3 |
4.5 |
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11 |
Trade Policies |
The foundation for trade intervention; |
Teaching |
3 |
4.5 |
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12 |
Trade Policies |
The political economy trade policy; |
Teaching |
3 |
4.5 |
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13 |
Trade Policies |
The trade policy of Taiwan; The trade policy of China; |
Teaching |
3 |
4.5 |
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14 |
Trade Policies |
The trade policy of China; |
Teaching |
3 |
4.5 |
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15 |
Trade Policies |
The world trade system; Regional economic integration; |
Teaching |
3 |
4.5 |
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16 |
Test |
Final Exam |
Test |
3 |
9 |
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17 |
Self-learning |
Flexible lectures; |
Teaching |
3 |
4.5 |
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18 |
Self-learning |
Flexible lectures; |
Teaching |
3 |
4.5 |
The assignments during this semester with the weights are as follows:
Class participation: 5%
Problem Sets: 15%
Midterm #1: 30%
Midterm #2: 30%
Group presentation: 20%
Grading disputes may arise. With the exception of arithmetic errors, and in order to avoid problems associated with self-selection, disputes involving points scored on individual questions will NOT be considered. However, if you wish, the entire assignment will be re-graded. This re-grading may result in either a higher or lower number of points being scored.
Requests for re-grading must be submitted in writing to the instructor within one week of the assignment first being returned.
Any request of absence for midterms must be submitted in writing before 9:00am on the exam day, except for medical emergencies.
Paul R. Krugman, Maurice Obstfeld, and Marc J. Melitz (2013) International Economics: Theory and Policy (GE), McGraw-Hill/Education, 8th edition.