This course covers the causes and consequences of international trade and the economic analysis of trade policy. The first part of the course focuses on neoclassical theories of international trade, trade under monopolistic competition, and trade policy. The second part of the course examines empirical evidence on the determinants of international trade, models of heterogeneous firms in differentiated product markets, variable markups, and quantitative models of international trade.
3-5 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit
This course covers the causes and consequences of international trade and the economic analysis of trade policy. The first part of the course focuses on neoclassical theories of international trade, trade under monopolistic competition, and trade policy. The second part of the course examines empirical evidence on the determinants of international trade, models of heterogeneous firms in differentiated product markets, variable markups, and quantitative models of international trade.
Offered in Autumn 2026 at Stanford University.