INTERNATIONAL TRADE & DEVELOPMENT

2015-2016
SYLLABUS

INTERNATIONAL TRADE THEORY & POLICY

COURSE CONTENT
Week 1
Oct. 5
Week 2
Oct. 19
Week 3
Nov. 2
Week 4
Nov. 16
Week 5
Nov. 30
Week 6
Dec. 14
Week 7
Jan. 18

New developments in international trade theory: the role of spatial economics

Regional economics and trade
Trade integration and economic frontiers
Spatial organization of trade; territorial capital
Territorial capital; agglomerations and clusters (1)
Agglomerations and clusters (2)
Regional/global productive networks

Semester I: INTERNATIONAL TRADE THEORY

SEMINAR CONTENT
Week 1

Assignment of team responsibilities*

Week 2

Week 7

Assignment of individual responsibilities: the literature review work *

Methodological background: data collection, data processing, presentation and
interpretation of findings
Methodological background (continued)
Submission of the literature review
Discussion on literature reviews

Week 8

Discussion on data collection

Weeks 3-5
Week 6

Weeks 9-12

Discussion on data collection & preliminary findings

Week 13

Submission of the research report

Week 14

Discussion on research report and project evaluation

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* Individual and team project: Territorial capital, regional identity, and international
specialization
Research objectives

To understand the role of territorial assets and their impact on country specialization

To select the relevant themes of research from the study of literature

To develop critical examination skills in respect to the relevant literature

To develop skills in elaborating a case study

To apply a selected methodology and arrive at relevant results and conclusions

Content
All submitted reports of about 25 pages must follow the following structure and reflect assigned work
responsibilities accordingly:
1. Introduction: a summary of research objectives, methodology and main results. [Team
work]
2. Literature review [Individual work]
2.1 Overview of international experiences
2.2 Cross-border externalities: typology and impact on policy coordination
3. Cross-border policy coordination in [] [Team work]
3.1 Methodology
3.2 Results
3.3 Discussion
4. Conclusions [Team work]
Style guide
Separate pdf file
Core texts
Camagni, C., Capello, R. (2013), Regional Competitiveness and Territorial Capital: A
Conceptual Approach and Empirical Evidence from the European Union, Regional Studies 47 (9), pp.
1383-1402.
Cojanu, Valentin (2013), On economic frontiers: exploring the rationale behind development
and modern market integration, Economic Research 26(4): 1-20
Cojanu, Valentin (2012), Beyond the Nation State: The Quest for New Territorial Paradigms
in an Interconnected World Economy, Transition Studies Review 18(3): 498-511
Henderson, J. V., Shalizi Z., Venables, A. J. (2001), Geography and development, Journal of
Economic Geography 1(1): 81-105
Johansson, B., Quigley, John M. (2004), Agglomeration and networks in spatial economies,
Papers Reg. Sci. 83: 165176
Piermartini, Roberta (2005), The WTO: Economic Underpinnings, Geneva, WTO
Porter, Michael (2001), Location, competition, and economic development: local clusters in a
global economy, Economic Development Quarterly 14(1) (February): 15-34
Talbot, Damien (2007), Institutions as creators of proximities, Paper to be presented at the
DRUID Summer Conference on Appropriability, proximity, routines and innovation, Copenhagen,
CBS, Denmark, June 18 - 20, 2007

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Research literature
To be handed out during seminar classes
Course evaluation
Literature review
Final written examination
Team project

40%
20%
40%

(10% + 30%)

Course Web page and contact address

http://sweconomics.wix.com/socialworldeconomics
Valentin Cojanu

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