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Language of instruction
English
Teaching content
ECONOMICS
This course occurs in the following program(s)
IESEG Degree - Programme Grande École
- Crédits ECTS: 2.00
Training officer(s)
J.SANTOS
Stakeholder(s)
A.TARNAUD, J.SANTOS, O.KARASSEVA, A.HAIDARA, O.HAMZA
Présentation
Prerequisite
A fair understanding of the International Economics and Trade is strongly recommended. This class provides a very useful framework for economic analysis that is of great help to understand the course of Contemporary International Economics.
Goal
At the end of the course, the student should be able to :
- understand the role of economies of scale in the development of international trade
- understand the difference between external and internal economies of scale
- define the benefits and costs of customs duties and other tools used to implement trade policies
- identify the effects of trade agreements on international trade
- understand the role of economies of scale in the development of international trade
- understand the difference between external and internal economies of scale
- define the benefits and costs of customs duties and other tools used to implement trade policies
- identify the effects of trade agreements on international trade
Presentation
Chapter 1 : Economies of scale and international trade
Chapter 2 : Trade policies : nature and implications
Chapter 3 : Exchange rates and international trade
Chapter 2 : Trade policies : nature and implications
Chapter 3 : Exchange rates and international trade
Modalités
Organization
| Type | Amount of time | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Présentiel | |||
| Cours interactif | 20,00 | in-class contact hours (15 classes | |
| Travail personnel | |||
| Charge de travail personnel indicative | 20,00 | 1h hour of revisions and personnal work (readings, etc.) per contact hour in class to be ready from one class to the other and for the final exam | |
| Individual Project | 10,00 | Personal research on contemporary examples that can illustrate the theoretical content of the class - to be prepared before the class, and will be graded depending on the accuracy of the example and the quality of the information provided | |
| Overall student workload | 50,00 | ||
Evaluation
- A mid-term exam (MCQ, open-ended questions and exercises) that accounts for 40 % of the grade
- A final exam (MCQ, open-ended questions and exercises) that accounts for 50% of the grade
- In-class participation that accounts for 10% of the grade
- A final exam (MCQ, open-ended questions and exercises) that accounts for 50% of the grade
- In-class participation that accounts for 10% of the grade
| Control type | Duration | Amount | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contrôle continu | |||
| Participation | 0,00 | 0 | 20,00 |
| Examen (final) | |||
| Examen écrit | 2,00 | 1 | 50,00 |
| Autres | |||
| Projet Individuel | 0,00 | 1 | 30,00 |
| TOTAL | 100,00 | ||