Course description

• Learning outcome
• Admission
• Examination

Learning outcome

Subtitle autumn 2018: "Firms in International Trade and Investment".

 

This course will focus on selected topics in International Trade. The goal of the course is to help students in developing and applying analytical skills used in the field of international trade enabling them to understand frontier research in this area and apply relevant frontier research methods. The course will cover topics related to trade and heterogeneous firms, quantitative trade models, trade and firm productivity, multinationals and global value chains. The specific topics to be addressed will vary from year to year depending on the teacher and his/her research background.

Admission

This course is offered to PhD candidates at the Department of Economics.  Other candidates admitted to a PhD program may apply to take the course. 

Examination

Take home exam.

Language of examination

The examination text is given in English, and you submit your response in English.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about the grading system.

Explanations and appeals

• Explanation of grades and appeals

Resit an examination

• Illness at exams / postponed exams
• Resitting an examination

Special examination arrangements

Application form, deadline and requirements for special examination arrangements.