INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND BUSINESS

Code Cours
2324-IÉSEG-IN-S1S2-IBE-IN-EI01UE
Langue d'enseignement
English
Matières
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Responsable(s)
C.FAVIER
Intervenant(s)
Cristina FAVIER
Niveau
Course for exchange students
Année de formation
Période

Présentation

Prérequis
International economics (basics)
Objectifs
At the end of the course, the student should be able to :
Establish the gains from trade;
Realise why geography is important in the global economy;
Define export strategies.
Présentation
1. Prelude
1.1 International trade at a glance.
1.2 The benefits of trade;
1.3 Winners and losers;
1.4 Exchange rate regimes.

2. Globalisation and protectionism issues
2.1 Globalisation in perspective;
2.2 Arguments for and against protection;
2.3 Multilateralism, bilateral agreements and regional integration;

3. The continual role of geographical factors
3.1 Principles of economic geography;
3.2 International Business, Export Decisions, and Outsourcing.

Modalités

Modalités d'enseignement
The final grade is calculated using the following formula: 20% Individual implication during lectures (punctuality, class attendance, interesting contributions to class discussions); 50% Final exam; 30% Group research (20 page report + 10 minute presentation followed by 10 minute discussion). Groups are composed of 2-3 students. Individual research can be accepted exceptionally. Group research themes include: 1. The expected gains from EU-US agreements (session 3); 2. Silicon Valley (session 4); 3. French Cosmetic Valley (session 4); 4. Ruhr district (session 4); 5. Analysis of a specific cluster (session 4) (for a list of possible case studies see http://www.clusterobservatory.eu/index.html) ;
Organisation
Type Amount of time Comment
Présentiel
Cours interactif 16,00
Travail personnel
Group Project 5,00
Charge de travail personnel indicative 5,00
Overall student workload 26,00
Évaluation
Control type Duration Amount Weighting
Contrôle continu
Examen partiel 2,00 1 50,00
Présentation orale 0,20 1 30,00
Participation 16,00 1 20,00
TOTAL 100,00

Ressources

Bibliographie
Krugman et al. (2012). International Economics. 9th edition. Prentice Hall. Pearson education. -