Economics 507, Spring 2007

Syllabus

Review notes, basic concepts

Note on Weak Law of Comparative Advantage

Why was Leontief Wrong?

Generalizations to NxM

Brief notes on the Specific Factors model

From DFS to DW

Hecksher-Ohlin Theory in the Short, Medium and Long Run

Steady State HO Trade

Optimum vs equilibrium variety in the Dixit-Stiglitz model

Lecture Notes on the Eaton and Kortum Model

Lecture Notes on Alvarez and Lucas (2006)

Lecture Notes on "Trade, Diffusion and the Gains from Openness"

Lecture Notes on Eaton and Kortum (2001)

Lecture Notes on Bernard-Eaton-Jensen-Kortum (2003)

Lecture Notes on Eaton-Kortum-Kramarz (2005)

Lecture Notes on Grossman and Helpman's "Protection for Sale"