Marc-Andreas Muendler
International
Trade
JavaScript recommended
University of California, San Diego
fall 2009: International Trade 101
lecture: TueThu 12:30p-1:50p, Pepper Canyon Hall room 109
section id: 659900
problem set review sections
#1: Wed October 14, 5:00p-6:50p York 2622
#2: Mon November 2, 6:00p-7:50p Center 109
#3: Mon November 30, 6:00p-7:50p Center 109
exam review sections (graded problem sets back)
#1: Mon October 19, 8:00p-9:50p Center 119
#2: Wed November 4, 5:00p-6:50p York 2622
#3: Fri December 4, 5:00p-6:50p Center 105
office hours
: Wed 10:30a-12:00n, Econ 312
(no office hours on Wed Nov 4; extra office hours on Tue Nov 3: 5:00p-6:30p Econ 312)
: Thu 10:00a-12:00n, SH 139
: Wed 9:00a-10:30a, SH 207
: Mon 9:00a-11:00a, Econ 113
exams (Pepper Canyon Hall room 109)
first midterm: Tue October 20, 12:30p-1:50p
second midterm: Thu November 5, 12:30p-1:50p
final: Fri December 11, 11:30a-1:30p
audio
podcast
problem sets
#3, due Tue, December 1
[
zip 186k
]
#2, due Tue, November 3 [
zip 175k
]
#1, due Thu, October 15 [
zip 169k
]
lecture notes (removed)
organizational handouts
syllabus [
pdf 89k
]
past exams
exams (06s) [
zip 308k
] (solutions to first midterm 06s [
zip 5k
] and second midterm 06s [
zip 2k
])
exams (05s) [
zip 317k
]
exams (03f) [
zip 247k
] (mock exams 03f [
zip 182k
] )
textbook
Krugman & Obstfeld (2008) [
html
] or Krugman & Obstfeld (2005) [
html
]
required readings
Krugman & Obstfeld (2003, 6th edn), Ch. 3, October 1 & 6 [
pdf
]
Feenstra (1998), November 3 [
html
]
Grossman & Helpman (1995), November 19 [
pdf
]
Freeman (1995), November 24 [
html
]
Rodrik (1992), November 24 [
html
]
Horlick & Palmer (2001), December 1 [
pdf
]
Stiglitz and Charlton (2005), Ch. 2, December 1 [
ch. 2 pdf
]
Rodrik (1998), December 3 [
html
]
Williamson (1998), December 3 [
html
]
advanced reading
Melitz (2003), Nov 10 [
pdf
]
histograms [
zip 85k
] (up to second midterm)
typical economics grade distribution
top 2.7 percent: A+
next 14.7 percent: A
next 10.2 percent: A-
next 11.0 percent: B+
next 14.3 percent: B
next 9.2 percent: B-
next 7.3 percent: C+
next 9.8 percent: C
next 5.1 percent: C-
next 3.4 percent: D
next 11.0 percent: F or withdrawal
Last modified: November 30, 2009.
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