Objective

The objective of the series is to provide participants with a detailed understanding of key policy issues in international trade and how theory helps understand them.

•      Why does India export textile products, the US export aircraft and China export electronics?

•      Why is there such passionate debate over trade agreements like the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership)?

•      What implications will trade wars between countries have on welfare?

These are types of questions we will tackle in this series.  The relevance of international trade theory is best understood through empirical exploration and application to real world issues.  Hence, the series will have an empirical component.