International Economics - BIE0009

Assessment 1: Other

Activities providing opportunities for formative assessment will generally be integrated into the teaching and learning process and apply to all components of summative assessment.  The nature of the formative assessment tasks used will be at the discretion of the tutor, to include for example, workshop exercises, quizzes, group discussions.  

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Assessment 1: Exam

Exam

<p>The purpose of this module will be to familiarise you with different perspectives on international trade and international finance. We will cover both “old” and “new” trade theories as well as selected trade policy issues.  Our goal is to enable you to analyse those economic issues that result from a country’s interaction with the outside world i.e. trade with other countries, international factor movements, trade and balance of payments imbalances, exchange rate vitality, debts and currency crisis.</p>

Huddersfield Business School

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BIE0009 - International Economics

International Economics

Be aware of critical theories in trade and the limitation of each approach.

Demonstrate their understanding of the theories and policies of open-economy and exchange rate determination.

Appreciate some effects and causes of trade policies and the income distribution effects of trade and market approach to exchange rate determination.


Demonstrate the knowledge of the meaning and importance of international trade.

Apply trade theories to understand problems and relationship to economic growth and welfare.

Compare and contrast different explanations of the patterns of international trade as presented by theories and trade statistics. 

Assess the advantages and disadvantages of open-economy macroeconomics.