Unit INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS AND SUSTAINABILITY GOVERNANCE

Course
Economics and management of sustainable development
Study-unit Code
A003022
Location
TERNI
Curriculum
In all curricula
Teacher
Silvia Micheli
Teachers
  • Silvia Micheli
Hours
  • 63 ore - Silvia Micheli
CFU
9
Course Regulation
Coorte 2023
Offered
2023/24
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 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
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile
In the context of the Objectives of Agenda 2030 for sustainable development, the course is placed in objective 17, in particular in target 17.10 "Promote a universal, rules-based, open, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organization, including through the conclusion of negotiations under its Doha Development Agenda".
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