The following topics shall be discussed: - The pure theory of international trade: the
law of comparative advantages; - The determinants of the terms of trade; - The
endowment of factors and the Heckscher-Ohlin theorem; - The theory of tariffs; -
The foreign exchange market; - The exchange rate and the balance of payments; -
The Mundell-Fleming model; - The monetary and portfolio balance approaches
Giancarlo Gandolfo e Marianna Belloc- Fondamenti di Economia Internazionale, UTET, Torino, 2009.
Alternatively, if available
(1) Dominick SALVATORE - Economia Internazionale. Teorie e Politiche del
Commercio Internazionale, Etas Libri, Milano, 2008.
(2) Dominick SALVATORE – Economia Monetaria Internazionale. Macroeconomia in
Economia Aperta, Etas Libri, Milano, 2008.
