《国际经济学》课程教学大纲

1、国际经济学International Economics一、课程基本情况课程类别：专业主干课课程学分： 3学分课程总学时： 48 学时，其中讲课： 42 学时，练习及期中考试共 6 学时课程性质：必修开课学期：第五学期先修课程：国际贸易、国际金融适用专业：国际经济与贸易教材：多米尼克萨尔瓦多，国际经济学基础（第3版），清华大学出版社，2013年。开课单位：经济管理学院国贸系二、Course 课程性质、教学目标和任务国际经济学双语课程是国际经济与贸易专业的主干课程，也是从事对外经济贸易业务人员的必修课。课程旨在帮助学生掌握国际经济学的理论与政策，掌握资源如何在世界范围内有效分配、主权国家的双边经

2、济关系、分析国际经济问题的基本方法与观点。课程的主要内容包括三部分，第一部分是国际贸易，涵盖比较优势原理、国际贸易的标准理论、关税、非关税壁垒、关税同盟与自由贸易区等；第二部分是国际资源流动与跨国公司，第三部分是国际金融，主要指外汇市场与汇率、汇率决定理论、可变与固定汇率制下的价格调整机制、收入调整机制与自动调整的综合、国际货币体系的过去现在与未来。课程的重点在于国际贸易的比较优势理论、机会成本递增下的国际贸易分工、关税与非关税壁垒的效应、国际直接投资的理论、汇率决定理论、固定与浮动汇率制度下的财政与货币政策比较等。三、Teaching contents and requirementsCha

3、pter 1 Introduction（2 teaching hour）The general contents of international economics（1）Understand the importance of international economics；（2）Comprehend the relations between international trade and the nations standard of living；（3）Master contents of international trade and the current internationa

4、l economic problems；Emphasis: The subject matter of international trade; the purposes of international economic theories and policies.Difficulties: International trade and the nations standard of livingChapter 2 The Law of Comparative Advantage（3 teaching hours）Comparison among the views of Mercanti

5、lism, absolute and comparative advantage theory（4teaching hours）（1）Understand the background of Mercantilism （2）Comprehend the views of Mercantilism laws of absolute advantage and comparative advantage.（3）Master the differences among these thee theories; the opportunity costs and how the trade gains

6、 be gained based on the absolute and comparative advantageEmphasis: The law of comparative advantage and the gains from trade; The opportunity costs and the basis and gains from trade (These are the heart of the chapter). Difficulties: The opportunity costs and the basis and gains from tradeChapter

7、3 The Standard Theory of International Trade（3 teaching hours）The gains from trade with increasing costs（1）Understand community indifference curves （2）Comprehend the reasons of increasing opportunity costs（3）Master the production frontier with increasing costs and how the equilibrium-relative commod

8、ity price is determined under increasing opportunity costs.Emphasis: The production frontiers with increasing costs; community indifference curves; equilibrium in isolation; the basis for and the gains from trade with increasing costs; trade based on difference in tastes.Difficulties: the basis for

9、and the gains from trade with increasing costs; trade based on difference in tastes.Chapter 4 Demand & Supply, Offer Curves & Terms of Trade（2 teaching hours）Equilibrium relative commodity price with trade（2 teaching hours）（1）Understand offer curve （2）Comprehend the equilibrium relative commodity pr

10、ice with tradeGeneral Equilibrium Analysis（3）Master equilibrium relative commodity price with tradepartial Equilibrium Analysis;relationship between partial and general equilibrium analysesEmphasis: Partial equilibrium analysis; general equilibrium analysis; relationship between partial and general

11、equilibrium analysesDifficulties: offer curves; Partial equilibrium analysis and general equilibrium analysisChapter 5 Trade Factor Endowments and the H-O Theory（3 teaching hours）H-O theory.Factor price equalization and its impact on income distribution.（2 teaching hours）（1）Understand assumptions of

12、 H-O theory and the shape of the production frontiers（2）Comprehend factor intensity, factor abundance（3）Master Factor endowments and H-O theory. Factor price equalization and income distribution.The Leontiefs Paradox.Emphasis: Factor endowments and H-O theory.Factor price equalization and income dis

13、tribution.The Leontiefs Paradox.Difficulties: assumptions of H-O theory; Factor price equalization and income distribution.Chapter 6 Economies of Scale, Imperfect Competition （3 teaching hours）International trade under the circumstance of economies of scale and imperfect competition（2 teaching hours

14、）（1）Understand H-O model and new trade theories（2）Comprehend the relationship between economies of scale and international trade（3）Master Factor endowments and H-O theory. Factor price equalization and income distribution.The Leontiefs Paradox.Emphasis: Imperfect competition and international trade

15、based on dynamic technological differences.Transportation costs and international tradeDifficulties: Imperfect competition and international trade based on dynamic technological differences.Chapter 7 Trade Restrictions: Tariffs（3 teaching hours）The impact of tariffs on the small country and large co

16、untry.（2 teaching hours）（1）Understand general equilibrium analysis of a tariff in a large nation（2）Comprehend general equilibrium analysis of a tariff in a small nation（3）Master partial equilibrium analysis of a tariff in a small and large country Emphasis: Difficulties: Partial equilibrium analysis

17、 of a tariff in a small nation. Partial equilibrium analysis of a tariff in a large country Difficulties: The impact of tariff on a large countryChapter 8 Non-tariff Trade Barriers and the New Protectionism（3 teaching hours）The impact of tariffs on the small country and large country.（2 teaching hou

18、rs）（1）Understand Strategic trade and industrial policy（2）Comprehend other nontariff barriers such as export subsidy and volunteer export restrictions, etc.（3）Master the effectiveness of import quotas Emphasis: Import quotasOther nontariff barriersStrategic trade and industrial policyDifficulties: Di

19、fferences between import quotas and tariff.Chapter 9 International Trade and Economic Development（3 teaching hours）Import substitution, export orientation and their impact on the economic development（2 teaching hours）（1）Understand current problems and demands in developing countries（2）Comprehend Exp

20、ort instability and economic development（3）Master the terms of trade and economic development; Import substitution and export orientationEmphasis: Importance of trade to developmentImport substitution and export orientationDifficulties: Import substitution and export orientationChapter 10 Internatio

21、nal Resource Movements and MNC（3 teaching hours）The motives and effects of FDI.FDI theories.（2 teaching hours）（1）Understand motives for international portfolio investments; Motives and problems of multinational corporations（2）Comprehend welfare effects of international capital flows（3）Master the FDI

22、 theories of Monopolistic advantage theory, Internalization Theory, OIL theory, etc.Emphasis: Main viewpoints of Monopolistic advantage theory, Internalization Theory, OIL theory, etc.Difficulties: Compare the differences among the these FDI theories. Explain the dynamic FDI theoryChapter 11 Foreign

23、 Exchange Markets and Exchange Rates Determination（4 teaching hours）Exchange rate determination theory（4 teaching hours）（1）Understand the structure of foreign exchange markets and foreign exchange risks,（2）Comprehend hedging and speculation Interest arbitrage and efficiency of foreign exchange marke

24、ts（3）Master PPP theories, monetary models and other exchange rate theoriesEmphasis: Foreign exchange rates;Some exchange rate theories, especially the monetary modelsDifficulties: Foreign exchange risks, hedging and speculationExchange rate theoriesChapter 12 Automatic Adjustments with Flexible and

25、Fixed Exchange Rates（2 teaching hours）Mechanism of automatic adjustment with flexible and fixed exchange rates（1）Understand J-curve effectiveness（2）Comprehend Stability of the Foreign Exchange Market; Marshall-Lerner condition（3）Master the automatic adjustment with flexible and fixed exchange ratesE

26、mphasis: Automatic adjustment with flexible exchange ratesAutomatic adjustment with fixed exchange ratesDifficulties: Mechanism of the gold input and output points. Marshall-Lerner conditionChapter 13 The Income Adjustment Mechanism（3 teaching hours）Income determination in a closed and a small open

27、economy（2 teaching hours）（1）Understand the meaning of foreign repercussions（2）Comprehend how all the automatic adjustments work together（3）Master income determination in a closed economy. Income determination in a small open economy. How the absorption approach works. Emphasis: Income determination

28、in a closed economyIncome determination in a small open economyThe absorption approachDifficulties: How does the Absorption Approach works and the differences between this theory and former exchange rates determination theories. Chapter 14 Synthesis of Adjustment policies （3 teaching hours）The effec

29、t of monetary and fiscal policies under flexible and fixed rates;（2 teaching hours）（1）Understand what a nation can do to correct unemployment with inflation（2）Comprehend what the national objectives of nations are（3）Master the policy mix to achieve internal and external balance with fixed rates. The

30、 effect of monetary and fiscal policies under flexible and fixed ratesEmphasis: The policy mix to achieve internal and external balance with fixed rates. The effect of monetary and fiscal policies under flexible and fixed ratesDifficulties: The policy mix to achieve internal and external balance with fixed rates.Chapter 15 The International Monetary Syste