Econ 240A

Advanced International Trade Theory

Prof. Alan Spearot

Syllabus

Readings and Rough Schedule

	Topic	Reading	Extensions
Week 1	Ricardian Models and Extensions
	Ricardian Models and Extensions	DFS Eaton and Kortum	Bernhoffen and Brown Ethier
Week 2	HO Model, Specific Factors	Feenstra Chapters 1 and 2 Jones
Week 4	Specific Factors, Factor Applications	Mayer Grossman and Rossi-Hansberg	Dhingra Costinot, Oldenski, and Rauch
Week 5	New Trade Theory	Krugman	Ottaviano, Tabuchi, and Theiss Chaney and Ossa
	Firm Heterogeneity and Trade – constant markups	Melitz	Arkolakis Mayer, Melitz and Ottaviano
Week 6	Firm Heterogeneity and Trade – heterogeneous markups Firm Heterogeneity and Investment	Melitz and Ottaviano Spearot Bustos Verhoogen Spearot	Feenstra and Weinstein Simonovska
Week 7	Multi-region models and shocks	Long Run: Spearot Deckle, Eaton, and Kortum	Costinot and Rodriguez Clare
Week 8	FDI Input Trade	Helpman, Melitz and Yeaple Feenstra and Hanson Keller and Yeaple	Nocke and Yeaple Diez and Spearot Spearot Antras, Antras and Helpman
Week 9	Gains from trade with firms	Arkolakis, Costinot, Rodridguez-Clare, Melitz and Redding
Week 10	Migration	Monte, Redding, and Rossi-Hansberg
	Trade and Development	Atkin, Khandelwal and Osman
FINAL EXAM	Final exam period, or mutually agreed upon alternative.