Unit ECONOMICS OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

Course
Economics and management
Study-unit Code
A004834
Location
PERUGIA
Curriculum
International business
Teacher
Davide Castellani
Teachers
  • Davide Castellani
Hours
  • 63 ore - Davide Castellani
CFU
9
Course Regulation
Coorte 2024
Offered
2024/25
Learning activities
Caratterizzante
Area
Economico
Academic discipline
SECS-P/06
Type of study-unit
Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction
English
Contents
This course aims to offer an integrated perspective on the role of nations and firms in the global economy, and to serve as an introduction to international business, including a discussion of the essentials of international economics. In particular, the module revolves around the key questions of why (and how) to firms go abroad, and what are the consequences of international business activity for the nations, firms and people of the global economy.
Reference texts
Beugelsdijk, S., Brakman, S., Garretsen, H., van Marrewijk, C., & Murtinu, S. (2023). International Economics and Business: Nations and Firms in the Global Economy (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
The complete list of reading materials will be communicated at the beginning of the second semester
Educational objectives
By the end of the course, it is expected that students will be able to:
understand the nature of the global economy, its causes and consequences, and its relevance for international business activities
analyse how and why firms engage in international business activities, appreciating the benefits and costs of such internationalization choices
relate firms' strategies to the bigger picture of the global economy
Prerequisites

Teaching methods
Lectures, discussion of cases and groupwork activity
Other information

Learning verification modality
Written exam and classwork activity
Extended program
The global economy: concepts and facts
Balance of payments
Trade, comparative advantage and competition
The role of the firm in modern international trade theory
Firms, location and distance
Multinational enterprises
Global value chains
Trade policy
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