Unit INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS AND SUSTAINABILITY GOVERNANCE
- Course
- Business economics and management
- Study-unit Code
- A003022
- Location
- TERNI
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Silvia Micheli
- Teachers
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- Silvia Micheli
- Hours
- 63 ore - Silvia Micheli
- CFU
- 9
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2022
- Offered
- 2022/23
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Economico
- Academic discipline
- SECS-P/01
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- During the course the main theories of international trade and the new models of sustainable economy linked to trade are exposed.
International trade models are analyzed, from the Ricardian model to outsourcing models. International and multinational companies are also analyzed with a view to sustainability. - Reference texts
- eenstra R.C. & Taylor A.M., 2009. “Economia Internazionale. Teoria e Politica degli Scambi Internazionali”, ed. Hoepli.
Notes provided by the teacher. - Educational objectives
- The course aims to provide students with the necessary tools to understand and evaluate the development of international trade and the world economy with a view to sustainable development.
- Teaching methods
- Frontal lessons.
- Learning verification modality
- Written and oral exam.
- Extended program
- Introduction to international trade
International trade and technology: the Ricardian model
- The causes of international trade
- The Ricardian model
- The determination of the international trade pattern
- The determination of international prices
Gains and losses in the specific factor model
- The specific factors model
- Earnings from work
- Earnings from capital and land
Trade and resources: the Heckscher-Ohlin model
- The Heckscher-Ohlin model
- The effects of trade on factor prices
- Extensions of the Heckscher-Ohlin model
The international mobility of labor and capital
- Migrations
- Foreign direct investments
- Earnings from labor and capital flows
The outsourcing of goods and services
- An outsourcing model
- Earnings from outsourcing
- The outsourcing of services
Globalization and sustainable development models
The multinational company
Sustainable governance
The political economy of foreign direct investments
Multinational companies and cultural differences
Ethics and sustainability in international affairs