Teaching
-International Trade, M1, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Syllabus
1) Introduction
- Pavcnik, Nina, 2002, Trade liberalization, Exit and Productivity improvements: Evidence from Chilean Plants, Review of Economic Studies, 69, 245-276.
2) Firm level facts and Heterogenous firms model
-Bernard, A., Jensen, J.B., Redding, S. and P. Schott 2007, Firms in International Trade, Journal of Economic Perspectives.
- Melitz, M., 2003, The impact of Trade on Intra-Industry Reallocations and Aggregate Industry Productivity, Econometrica, Vol 71, No. 6, 1695-1725.
3) Extensions of the baseline heterogenous firms model
- Melitz, M., Ottaviano, G., 2008. Market Size, Trade, and Productivity, Review of Economic Studies, 75, 295–316
4) FDI, Firm Heterogeneity and Global Sourcing
- Yeaple, S, 2009, Firm heterogeneity and the structure of U.S. multinational activity, Journal of International Economics 78 (2009) 206–215.
5) Trade liberalization and firm performance
-Amiti, M. and Konings, J., 2007, Trade Liberalization, Intermediate Inputs, and Productivity. American Economic Review, December vol. 97(05), pp.1611-1638.
6) The role of product quality
- Bas, M. and Strauss-Kahn, V., 2015, Input-Trade Liberalization, Export Prices and Quality Upgrading, Journal of International Economics, Vol. 95 (2), p.p. 250–262.
-Amiti, M. and Davis, D., 2012. Trade, Firms, and Wages: Theory and Evidence, Review of Economic Studies, vol. 79(1) 1 -36.
8) Last lesson: Revisions
Previous Courses
2016 -2018. International Trade, L3 University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Syllabus
1) Introduction (TMJLM Chapter 3 and 4)
2) Gains from Trade (TMJLM Chapter 5)
3) The Ricardian Model (TMJLM Chapter 6)
4) The H-O-S model (TMJLM Chapter 7)
5) Trade Policy under Perfect Competition (TMJLM Chapter 8)
6) Trade under imperfect competition (TMJLM Chapter 8)
7) Monopolistic and Oligopolistic Competition (TMJLM Chapter 8)
8) Firms in the Global Economy (KOM Chapter 8)
9) Production Factors Mobility
10) Last lesson: Revisions
Past exams examples: Ricardo, Krugman
Support
- Mayer Thierry, Mucchielli Jean-Louis, Economie internationale, Dalloz, Hypercours 2nd ed., 2011 Dalloz. (TMJLM).
- Krugman, Obstfeld, Melitz, International Economics, 9th ed., Addison Wesley. (KOM)
2016-2017 University of Paris 1 Sorbonne
Lectures: “European Integration 2”, at the Master level
Since 2014 University of Paris 1 Sorbonne
Lectures: “International Trade and Heterogeneous Firms”, at the Master level (with Lionel FONTAGNE)
Since 2013 Sciences Po (Paris)
Lectures: “Trade and Development”.
Since 2012 Sciences Po (Paris)
Lectures: “Firms in International Trade”.
2009 - 2013 ESSEC
Lectures: “Microeconomics” at the Master level.
“International Economics” at the Master level.
April 2010 ENSAE
Seminar: “Trade and Labor Markets” at the Master level.
Feb 2010 ENS
Seminar: “Trade and Innovation”.
2004 - 2008 Teaching Assistant at “Université Paris Ouest – Nanterre La Défense”
Lectures: “International Economics”
“Macroeconomics”
“Economic Analysis”
- Melitz, M, and S. Redding. 2014. “Heterogeneous Firms and Trade.” Handbook of International Economics, 4th ed, 4:1-54. Elsevier, 4, 1-54.