UNIVERSITY OF DELHI

DELHI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
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B.Com Semester VI
Paper CP 6.4 - International Trade
19.12.2014
Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics,
University of Delhi
Prof. Aditya Bhattacharjea

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Pragya Nayyar, SGTB Khalsa College

Kavita, Motilal Nehru College (E)
Dorothy Roy Chowdhury, Bharti College
Animesh Kumar, Kamala Nehru College
Reena Bajaj, Sri Aurobindo College (M)
Shruti Jain, Mata Sundri College for Women

The following readings have been decided upon in the meeting held on 19.12.2014
Unit 1: International Trade Theory: D. Salvatore; 3rd Edition; Chs., 2,3 and 4.
Unit 2: Factor endowments and International Trade Theory; Ch., 4 and 5
Unit 3: International Trade Policy: Ch., 8 and 9
Unit 4: WTO : (i) F. Cherulinam; International Business, Environment and Management;
Ch. 6
(ii) Relevant section of Salvatore
(iii) Wikipedia Article on WTO
Supplementary Readings for teachers if they wish to consult the latest editions.
Krugman and Obstfeld; International Economics,Theory and Policy- good for case
studies
P.B. Kenen The International Economy
Howse and Trebilock; The Regulation of International Trade
Hoekman and Kostecki; The Political Economy of International Trade
B Hoekman; Emerging economies and the WTO Available in the RTL
D. Ravikenth, WTO Upside Down, EPW 6th September, 2014

Pattern of Question Paper:

The paper will consist of two parts:

Part A, covering Units 1 and 2, will have 5 questions. Students will have to attempt
any three.

Part B, covering Units 3 and 4, will have 3 questions. Students will have to attempt
any two.

Numerical questions may be asked only in Unit 1.