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2. Introduction to the
Global (EU) Economy
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1. Introduction to the global economy
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Trade Flows, 2006
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Foreign Born Migrants, 2005
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FDI Flows, 2006
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Countries different engagement in world economy
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Globalisation cant be taken for granted
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History and politics in trade
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Globalisation is complex
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Central questions in international trade theory
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Hall of fame of international trade theory
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Hall of fame of international trade theory
Paul Samuelson
(1930s/40s/50s)
Key architect of neoclassical
economics and the neoclassical trade
model in its mathematical
formulation.
Pioneered the 2x2x2 Heckscher-
Ohlin formulation.
Provided the rigorous analytical
formulation of the gains from trade
argument. We will study an empirical
test of the general gains from trade
formulation in this module.
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Hall of fame of international trade theory
Paul Krugman
(1970s/80s/90s)
Key architect of the new trade
theories under increasing returns
to scale.