Universidad Pública de Navarra - Nafarroako Univertsitate Publikoa

Module/Subject matter

Economy and international environment

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Contents

Five blocks:

• An overview of international markets and globalisation.
• The measurement of international trade flows.
• Economic integration: Global value chains, regional and multilateral trade agreements
• Trade policy.
• Controversies in trade policy.

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General proficiencies

Not applicable.

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Specific proficiencies

Not applicable.

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Learning outcomes

RA02.  Analyze international economic and commercial flows and their recent evolution in a globalized world.

RA03.  Identify the main determining factors and conflicts in economic and commercial relations between countries and regions.

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Methodology

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Evaluation

The grade "No presentado" will be applied according to the University legislation.

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Agenda

PART I. INTRODUCTION

Unit 1. Economic opening: An overview

Unit 2. The globalization process

Unit 3. Exchanged goods: An overview

PART II. MEASURING INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Unit 4. Tools for measuring international trade: The cases of Spain and Navarre

Unit 5. International trade reports and data

PART III. ECONOMIC INTEGRATION

Unit 6. Global value chains and Multinational Enterprises

Unit 7. Multilateralism: The World Trade Organization

Unit 8. Regionalism: Preferential Trade Agreements

PART IV. TRADE POLICY

Unit 9. Trade policy instruments

Unit 10. Trade policy: The European Union

Unit 11. Trade policy: Developing economies

Unit 12. Strategic trade policy

Unit 13. Arguments for and againts free trade

PART V. CONTROVERSIES IN TRADE POLICY

Unit 14. Trade based in low wages

Unit 15. The anti-globalisation movements

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Bibliography

Access the bibliography that your professor has requested from the Library.

BOOKS:

Catão, L. y Obstfeld, M. (2019): Meeting Globalization's challenges. Policies to make trade work for all. Princeton University Press, Princeton.

Feenstra, R.C. y Taylor, A.M. (2021): International Trade. 5ª edición. Macmillan, New York.

Irwin, D. A. (2020): Free Trade under fire. 5ª edición. Princeton Universtity Press, New Jersey.

Krueger, A.O. (2020): International Trade. What Everyone Needs to Know. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Krugman, P.R., Obstfeld, M., and Melitz, M.J. (2022): International Economics. Theory and Policy. 12th edition. Pearson Addison Wesley, Harlow, United Kingdom.

Michie, J. (2017): Advanced Introduction to Globalisation. EdwardElgar, Cheltenham, United Kingdom.

Michie, J. (2019): The Handbook of Globalisation. 3rd edition. EdwardElgar, Cheltenham, United Kingdom.

O'Neil, S.K. (2024): The globalization myth. Why regions matter. Yale University Press, United States.

Van Bergeijk, P.A.G. (2019): Deglobalization 2.0. Trade and openness during the Great Depression and the Great Recession. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, United Kingdom.

Van den Bossche, P. and Zdouc, W. (2022): The Law and Policy of the World Trade Organization. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

World Trade Organization (2011): World Trade Report 2011: The WTO and Preferential Trade Agreements. Geneve. Available at: http://www.wto.org/spanish/res_s/publications_s/wtr11_s.htm

World Trade Organization (2012): World Trade Report 2012: Trade and Public Policies. Geneve. Available at:  http://www.wto.org/spanish/res_s/publications_s/wtr12_s.htm

World Trade Organization (2013): World Trade Report 2013: Factors Shaping the Future of World Trade. Geneve. Available at: http://www.wto.org/spanish/res_s/publications_s/wtr13_s.htm

World Trade Organization (2014): World Trade Report 2014: Trade and development: recent trends and the role of the WTO. Geneve. Available at: http://www.wto.org/spanish/res_s/publications_s/wtr14_s.htm

World Trade Organization (2017): World Trade Report 2017: Trade, Technology and jobs. Geneve. Available at: https://www.wto.org/spanish/res_s/publications_s/wtr17_s.htm

World Trade Organization (2018): World Trade Report 2018: The future of world trade: How digital technologies are transforming global commerce. Geneve. Available at: https://www.wto.org/spanish/res_s/publications_s/wtr18_s.htm

World Trade Organization (2019): World Trade Report 2019: The future of services trade. Geneve. Available at: https://www.wto.org/spanish/res_s/publications_s/wtr19_s.htm

World Trade Organization (2020): World Trade Report 2020: Government policies to promote innovation in the digital age. Geneve. Available at: https://www.wto.org/spanish/res_s/publications_s/wtr20_s.htm

World Trade Organization (2021): World Trade Report 2021: Economic resilence and trade. Geneve. Available at: https://www.wto.org/spanish/res_s/publications_s/wtr21_s.htm

World Trade Organization (2022): World Trade Report 2022: Climate change and international trade. Geneve. Available at: https://www.wto.org/spanish/res_s/publications_s/wtr22_s.htm

World Trade Organization (2023): World Trade Report 2023: Re-globalization for a secure, inclusive and sustainable future. Geneve. Available at: https://www.wto.org/english/res_s/publications_s/wtr23_s.htm

SELECTED WEBSITES:

Banco de España - Balanza de Pagos: https://www.bde.es/webbe/es/estadisticas/otras-clasificaciones/publicaciones/boletin-estadistico/capitulo-17.html

European Commission -  DG Trade: https://trade.ec.europa.eu/

ICEX: https://www.icex.es/

Instituto de Estadística de Navarra: https://nastat.navarra.es/es/

Secretaría de Estado de Comercio: https://comercio.gob.es/es-es/SecretariaDeEstado/Paginas/default.aspx

World Trade Organization: www.wto.org

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Languages

English

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Location

Universidad Pública de Navarra. Campus Arrosadia

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