SURVEY OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS COURSE

MODULE 5:
EXPORT SUBSIDIES AND POLITICAL ECONOMY

Textbook Reading:

Trade Policy Effects (Export Subsidies) with Perfectly Competitive Markets

(A 2016 version of the textbook reading is available at FlatWorld Knowledge.)

Presentation Slides:

Export Subsidies and Political Economy Slides (Coming Soon)

The China Shock

Recent Events/Analysis:

The rise of China and the future of US manufacturing
(Jan 2018) This article discusses the effects of the China Shock on US manufacturing jobs.

Reconsidering the "China shock" in trade
(Jan 2018) This article offers a more complete analysis of the job effects in the US due to the China Shock.

The Truth about Trade
(June 2016) This article discusses the mistakes politicians often make understanding trade issues.

OVERVIEW

This session will demonstrate the price and welfare effects of export subsidies in a large country case and consider the political dynamics of lobbying for preferred trade policies by special interest groups.

VIDEO LECTURE

This lecture was recorded in Fall 2016. It is 44 minutes long.

ANSWER KEY

Click HERE for answers to the textbook questions.