Topic	Name	Description
Course Introduction	Course Syllabus

1.1: Introduction	Introduction to International Economics	Read these slides and take notes.
	Introductory Trade Issues: History, Institutions, and Legal Framework	Read sections 1.1 through 1.3.

1.2: World Trade: An Overview	World Trade: An Overview	Read these slides and take notes.
	The History of World Trade	Read section 1.4 through 1.7.

1.3: Labor Productivity and Comparative Advantage: The Ricardian Model	Labor Productivity and Comparative Advantage: The Ricardian Model	Read these slides and take notes.
	The Ricardian Theory of Comparative Advantage	Read this chapter.
	Comparative Advantage and Gains from Trade	Watch these lectures.

1.4: Resources, Comparative Advantage, and Income Distribution	Resources, Comparative Advantage, and Income Distribution	Read these slides and take notes.
	The Heckscher-Ohlin (Factor Proportions) Model	Read this chapter.
	Heckscher-Ohlin Theory of Trade	Watch this video.

1.5: The Standard Trade Model	The Standard Trade Model	Read these slides and take notes.
	The Pure Exchange Model of Trade	Read this chapter.
	Growth and Trade	Watch these videos.

1.6: Economies of Scale, Imperfect Competition, and International Trade	Economies of Scale, Imperfect Competition, and International Trade	Read these slides and take notes.
	Economies of Scale and International Trade	Read this chapter.
	Economies of Scale	Watch this video.

1.7: International Factor Movements	International Factor Movements	Read these slides and take notes.
	Factor Mobility and Income Redistribution	Read this chapter.
	International Mobility among Professionals	Watch this video.
	Aid Versus Trade	Watch this lecture on how aid has benefited other nations and how it can particularly benefit Africa.

2.1: The Instruments of Trade Policy	The Instruments of Trade Policy	Read these slides and take notes.
	Trade Policy Effects with Perfectly Competitive Markets	Read this chapter.
	Import Tariffs	Watch these videos.

2.2: The Political Economy of Trade Policy	Political Economy and International Trade	Read this chapter.
	Principles for Determining Trade Policy	Watch this video.

2.3: Trade Policy in Developing Countries	Trade Policy in Developing Countries	Read these slides and take notes.
	Trade Policies of Developing Countries	Read this article.
	The WTO and Developing Countries	Read this brief summary of the World Trade Organization's effect on developing countries.

2.4: Controversies in Trade Policy	Evaluating the Controversy between Free Trade and Protectionism	Read this chapter.

3.1: National Income Accounting and the Balance of Payments	National Income Accounting and the Balance of Payments	Read these slides and take notes.
	National Income and the Balance of Payments Accounts	Read this chapter.
	National Income Accounting and the Circular Flow of Money in the Macroeconomy	Watch this video.

3.2: Exchange Rates and the Foreign Exchange Market: An Asset Approach	Exchange Rates and the Foreign Exchange Market: An Asset Approach	Read these slides and take notes.
	Foreign Exchange Markets and Rates of Return	Read this chapter.
	Understanding the Foreign Exchange Market	Watch this video.

3.3: Money, Interest Rates, and Exchange Rates	Money, Interest Rates, and Exchange Rates	Read these slides and take notes.
	Interest Rate Parity	Read this chapter.
	More on Interest Rate Parity	Watch this video.

3.4: Price Levels and the Exchange Rate in the Long Run	Price Levels and the Exchange Rate in the Long Run	Read these slides and take notes.
	Purchasing Power Parity	Read this chapter.
	More on Purchasing Power Parity	Watch this video.

3.5: Output and the Exchange Rate in the Short Run	Output and the Exchange Rate in the Short Run	Read these slides and take notes.
	National Output Determination	Read this chapter.

3.6: Fixed Exchange Rates and Foreign Exchange Rates	Fixed Exchange Rates and Foreign Exchange Rates	Read these slides and take notes.
	Fixed Exchange Rates	Read this chapter.

4.1: The International Monetary System, 1870–1973	The International Monetary System, 1870–1973	Read these slides and take notes.
	International Monetary Systems	Read this article.

4.2: Macroeconomic Policy and Coordination under Floating Exchange Rates	Macroeconomic Policy and Coordination under Floating Exchange Rates	Read these slides and take notes.
	Policy Effects with Floating Exchange Rates	Read this chapter.
	Fixed versus Floating Exchange Rates	Read this chapter.

4.3: Optimum Currency Areas and the European Experience	Optimum Currency Areas and the European Experience	Read these slides and take notes.
	Optimum Currency Areas and the European Experience	Read this paper.
	Optimal Currency Area Theory	Watch this video.

4.4: The Global Capital Market: Performance and Policy Problems	The Global Capital Market: Performance and Policy Problems	Read these slides and take notes.

4.5: Developing Countries: Growth, Crisis, and Reform	Developing Countries: Growth, Crisis, and Reform	Read these slides and take notes.
	The Global Financial Crisis	Read this article.
	Global Financial Crisis: Implications for Developing Countries	Watch this video.

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