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| ECON0206-1 | Topics in International Economics
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| Durée : | 30h SEM |
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| Crédits/ECTS : |
| Master en sciences économiques, orientation générale, à finalité approfondie, 1re année | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences économiques, orientation générale, à finalité didactique, 1re année | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences économiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en analyse et politique économique, 1re année | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences économiques,orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en economics and finance, 1re année | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences économiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en economic analysis and public governance, 1re année | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences de la population et développement, à finalité approfondie, 2e année | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 6 |
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| Titulaire(s) : | Joseph Tharakan |
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| Langue : | Langue anglaise |
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| Aperçu général : | The objective of this seminar is to develop students' research, presentation and debating skills regarding a particular topic international economics using economic tools.
Topics vary from year to year. Examples of topics include:
- Doha Development Round
- Outsourcing
- Fair trade
- International trade and labour standards
- International trade and child labour
- Trade in services (GATS)
- Globalisation and the access to medicines (TRIPS)
- Developing countries and trade in agricultural products |
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| Pré-requis : | ECON 0842 - International Trade Economics or equivalent |
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| Organisation : | During the first lecture, student teams will be formed and topics will be assigned.
Each student team will prepare a document on the assigned topic. This document will be distributed to other students two weeks before the actual presentation.
In addition, each student will be either a discussant or chair one session.
All students are required to actively participate in the discussions.
Attendance at all lectures is compulsory. |
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| Evaluation : | Students will be evaluated on the basis of:
- their presentation
- the quality of the report on the assigned topic
- their role as discussant or chair
- their active participation in the discussions
- the quality of their report summarising the discussions on each topic. |
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| Contacts : | Enseignant: Joseph Tharakan - e-mail: J.Tharakan@ulg.ac.be
Assistant: Jérôme Schoenmaeckers
e-mail: Jérôme.Schoenmaeckers@ulg.ac.be
Ph: 04 366 29 65
Office: B. 31 - 1.56 |
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