Course Name (Primary) : International Economics (Spring) International Economics (Fall)
Spring 2023 (Fall 2023-24 continues with a second semester; go to bottom of page)
Prof. Craig R. Parsons 国 際経済学(春/秋) パーソンズ教授
練習問題 for Q1 Practice Question HERE (new, May 6th!!)
Part I: “Globalization is Good” and the Costs of Protection
"Mercantilism"重商主 義 , 1 page only (日 本語もあり、1ページだけ)
What is a Tariff (English)? (uploaded 4/18/2023)
What is a Tariff (日本語)? (uploaded 4/18/2023)
Effects of Tariff Figure (PPT) (Youtube video now online! 日本語でも)
Notes and Handouts for Part I (BIG pdf, English and 日本語) (read by 5/9/2023)
"Notes Part 1" contains:
Contains Effects of a Tariff, Large Country Case & Optimal Tariff
Argument, Export subsidy and more
Effects of Tariff、小国のケース(石川/椋木/菊地 "IMK") Unit 7 (read by 5/9/2023)
大国のケース//最適関税"IMK" Unit 8 (read by 5/9/2023)
NTB 非 関税障壁 PPT (read by 5/9/2023)
Import Quota PPT English and 日 本語 updated May 19th, 2022, but also see Quota in Part IV below
link to detailed Japanese tariff data here
link to detailed Japanese trade data here 日本語
Japanese tariff rates on Umbrellas (one page pdf)
Practice Quiz 練習問題, with answers (handed out May 9th)
Quiz 1, May 16th, 2023 (on Import tariffs, Import Quotas, NTBs)
Part II: Ricardian Comparative Advantage and the Gains from Trade
KOM Ch. 3 Labor Productivitiy and Ricardian Comparative Advantage
KOM Ch. 3 Labor Productivitiy and Ricardian Comparative Advantage 日本語
Comparative Advantage, not Competitive Advantage (English)
Comparative Advantage, not Competitive Advantage (日本語)
The Gains from Trade and the Case of Japan (no file)
Notes on Huber (1971) Japan's gains from Trade
Huber (1971) paper (PDF): *password required
Marginal Revolution University (MRU)video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNXMAu5XA1Q
TAKE HOME EXAM QUESTIONS Due July 11st, 2023. In English and Japanese
Part III: The Political Economy of Trade
New !! July 15 Fig 13-2 from IMK Unit 13 in English (gains and losses per capita figure, for Butter)
Parsons' Notes, Public Choice, Rent-seeking and Trade
Krugman Obstfeld on Olson`s Collection Action (English)
Krugman Obstfeld on Olson`s Collection Action (日本語)
Part IV: Partial Equilibrium Analysis of Other Trade Policies
Import Quota PPT) Uploaded
4/27/2021 same as L4 video (English and 日本語
TRQ PPT (Tariff Rate Quota) English
Export Subsidy small country (new! 6/12/2023)
Fixed 7/19/2023 Export Subsidy Large country (new! 7/19/2023)
Local Content ローカル コンテンツ (KOM, OECD, IMK, Oda, Wakasugi)
"Local Content" 内容は上と同じ。ただ単純なPDF. In simple PDF (same "content" as above)
Production Subsidies and Import Tariffs, which is worse?日本語も
Part V: Antidumping Duties (ADD) and Other Administrative Protection
My notes, plus Oda/Wakasugi/Ishikawa/Mukunoki/Kikuchi
Antidumping and its Effects (PPT) (English and 日本語で)
Notes and Handouts for Part V (pdf, English and Japanese)
Forward Pricing Figure in English (newer version, June 28th, 2021)
日本語版も "P less than AC is not dumping, it is normal in recession" GRAPH
CVD, 201, 232, 301 (PPT English and 日本語)
Quiz 2, July 11th, in-class first period 小テスト#2 July 11th Range: Parts I through V 範囲: Part I, II, IV and V (NOT III)Part VI: Preferential Trade Areas (PTAs/FTAs) 自由貿易協定
FTA Readings ("Notes 2")
Part VIII : Brief History of Trade Liberalization and Trade Frictions (US, Japan, China, Steel)
Effects of Tariff Figure (PPT) (Youtube video now online! 日本語でも)
小田正雄のテクストWTO (Oda-sensei text on WTO、only Japanese)
GATT/WTO/FTA/TPA PPT (English) [Updated a little bit 11/22/2023]
GATT/WTO/FTA/TPA PPT (日本語. New! Oct 24th, 2022)
What is a Tariff, exactly? (PPT, English only for now)
NO CLASS November 7th, 2023
Quiz 1: November 14th, 2023
US-Japan
Trade Relations (old notes, English and 日本語 ) (no
link for now)
Part XII: The Nature of Trade Deficits & Surpluses
An Introduction to Current Accounts (my notes: MS Word)
An Introdution to Current Accounts 日本語版 fixed Feb 2023
New! 1/20/2019 Japan's Balance of Payments from D. Flath (2005)
Current Account Deficits Around the World (Jan 2018)
Part XIII:
Scary Deficit (PPT) New 2020 version
Scary Deficit (PPT 日本語版、new! April 2020)
Original Levey and Brown Article (Don't Worry!) must re-upload
Setser and Roubini's Reply to Levey and Brown is here (Worry!) must re upload)
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