Learning Outcomes
In the context of this course the students:
- Will get a good knowledge about the basic concepts of the theory of International Trade.
- Will get knowledge about the Theory of Protection and the practices related to it.
- Will get knowledge about the globalisation process and the institutions dealing with this,(GATT, WTO).
- Will get sufficient knowledge which can help them to construct an export business plan.
- Will understand how to use this knowledge in the frame of the business environment.
Course Content (Syllabus)
Classical analysis, Ricardo Approach – Heckscher-Ohlin-Samuelson theorem – Paradox of Leontief – Dynamic Comparative advantage, Technological gap and Product Life Cycle Theory of Trade – Intra-industry Trade - Economic Growth and International Mobility of Productive Factors – International capital Movements, Foreign Direct Investments, Multinational Enterprise, Portofolio Investments – Trade Policy, Tariff and Non Tariff barriers – GATT and the Rounds (Kennedy, Tokyo, Uruguay Rounds)- Pertolium crisis - Asiatic tigers.
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Δ. Μάρδας, Διεθνείς Οικονομικές Σχέσεις, εκδ. Ζυγός, Θεσσαλονίκη 2006. Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον ΕΥΔΟΞΟ: 1751.
Η. Καραντώνης, Διεθνείς Οικονομικές Σχέσεις, τ. Α΄ εκδ. Αφοί Κυρι-ακίδη, Θεσσαλονίκη 2005. Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον ΕΥΔΟΞΟ: 5701.