International Trade

About

This programmel addresses recent debates at the frontier of the field: globalization, the distributive effects of trade, the role of large firms in the global economy, advances in methods to analyze firm level export data and finally the revival of trade policies.

The programme revolves around the following questions. What are the quantitative models to be used in international trade to gauge welfare and other responses to counterfactual shocks? What are the consequences of globalization on income distribution? Why are firms that export not only the most productive but also sell products at higher prices (unit values) on the export market? What are the recent developments in the political economy of trade policy? How can quantitative trade models be used to evaluate the impact of an economic dis‐integration shocks such as Brexit? How do tax and trade policies interact when multinational firms are engaged in profit shifting activities? How can we quantify the effects of trade and other policies with the gravity model?

This programme addresses recent debates at the frontier of the field: globalization, the distributive effects of trade, the role of large firms in the global economy, advances in methods to analyze firm level export data and finally the revival of trade policies.

Structure:
- Quantitative International Economics (Peter Egger, ETH Zurich and CEPR) ‐ 8 h
- Trade and Income Distribution (Ariell Reshef, PSE and CEPII) ‐ 6 h
- Trade Policy I (Anne-Celia Disdier, PSE) ‐ 3 h
- Trade Policy II (Mathieu Parenti, ULB and CEPR) ‐ 8 h

Workshop: present your paper:
Participants will have the opportunity to submit a paper to be presented within this programme. The three selected papers will be presented in front of participants and faculty in a slot reserved for such presentations.

Course leader

Programme Director: Anne-Célia Disdier is Professor at the Paris School of Economics since 2011 and INRAE senior researcher. Webpage: https://www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/en/disdier-anne-celia/

Target group

Prerequisites :
Master or Graduates in economics with strong theoretical and empirical skills.

How will professionals benefit from the programme :
The programme will present the recent developments in international trade policies and performances of exporting firms. Quantification of the effects of trade policies and their impact on inequalities will be provided. This will improve professionals’ ability to critically evaluate research in this field.

How will students benefit from the programme :
The programme will offer a comprehensive review of trade models and empirical methods.

Course aim

Participants will learn about the very recent developments in both theory and empirics of international trade.

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