International trade policies

Aims of the course

- To familiarize students with national and international trade policies,
- To analyze the efficiency of individual trade policy instruments,
- To learn about modern institutional framework regulating the international trade policies,
- To analyze Common External Trade Policy of the EU.

Course syllabus

1. Gains from free trade
2. Economic arguments for departing form free trade
3. Efficiency of trade policy measures
4. International institutional setup for governing and monitoring international trade
5. Evolution and characteristics of GATT and WTO
6. Temporary protection measures under WTO rules
7. Prohibited trade practices under WTO rules
8. Dispute settlement under WTO
9. Characteristics of Common external trade policies of EU

Course director(s)