ECON 421 - International Trade

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Nature and relevance of international trade; early trade doctrines; the theory of comparative advantage, classical and modern approaches and empirical evidence for them; new approaches to the pure theory of international trade; economic growth and international trade; market imperfections and trade; commercial policy; economic integration and the gains from trade. Prerequisites: ECON 109, ECON 281 and MATH 156 or equivalent.

ECON 494 - Economic Data Analysis I

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Computer programming for the statistical analysis and econometric modelling of data in economics. The statistical programs introduced and used in the course include SAS, R, Python or similar computer programming languages. Prerequisites: ECON 109 and ECON 299 or equivalent.