Бакалавриат
2025/2026
Международная торговая политика
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Международная программа «Международные отношения и глобальные исследования»)
Кто читает:
Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики
Где читается:
Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики
Когда читается:
2-й курс, 4 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Бирюков Евгений Сергеевич
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
40
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The aim of the discipline "International Trade Policy" is to develop in students a systematic understanding of the instruments, institutions, and contemporary trends in international trade regulation. The objectives of the course include mastering methods of statistical analysis of trade flows, studying tariff and non tariff measures, theories of international trade, the functioning of the World Trade Organization (WTO), as well as identifying the specific features of Russia’s participation in the global trading system in the context of geopolitical transformation and the "pivot to the East". Special attention is paid to developing analytical skills, evaluating trade policy, and preparing well founded recommendations.
Learning Objectives
- To form a holistic understanding of the modern system of international trade policy
- To develop skills in analysing statistical data, trade barriers, and the effects of trade policy instruments
- To teach how to assess the role of international organisations (WTO) and the prospects for their reform
- To build the ability to analyse Russia’s foreign trade strategy and export development under new geopolitical conditions
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Knows the main sources of international trade data and methods for processing them
- Distinguishes between tariff and non tariff regulatory measures and can assess their impact
- Is familiar with the main theories of international trade (from classical to new theories)
- Understands the structure, principles, and functioning mechanisms of the WTO
- Is able to analyse key issues and directions of WTO reform
- Assesses Russia’s position in the international trading system and its changes under the influence of sanctions and counter sanctions
- Is able to identify priority areas for Russian exports in current conditions
Course Contents
- Topic 1. International Trade Statistics
- Topic 2. Tariff and Non Tariff Regulation
- Topic 3. Theories of International Trade
- Topic 4. World Trade Organization
- Topic 5. The Problem of WTO Reform
- Topic 6. U.S. Trade Policy
- Topic 7. China’s Trade Policy
- Topic 8. Russia in International Trade
Interim Assessment
- 2025/2026 4th module0.15 * Seminars activity + 0.55 * Homework assignment + 0.3 * Final examination
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Grossman, G. M. . (DE-576)163792798. (2002). Interest groups and trade policy / Gene M. Grossman and Elhanan Helpman. Princeton [u.a.]: Princeton Univ. Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.098987429
- Issues in world trade policy : GATT at the crossroads, , 1986
- The World Economy. Global Trade Policy, 2005, edited by David Greenaway, 187 p., , 2006
- The WTO and the political economy of trade policy, , 2008
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Applied methods for trade policy analysis : a handbook, , 1997
- Gnangnon, S. K. (2019). Trade Policy Space, Economic Growth, and Transitional Convergence in terms of Economic Development. Journal of Economic Integration, (1), 1. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.a.ris.integr.0762
- Institutions and trade policy, Finger, J. M., 2002
- Low, P., & Capling, A. (2010). Governments, Non-State Actors and Trade Policy-Making : Negotiating Preferentially or Multilaterally? Cambridge University Press.
- Measuring the restrictiveness of international trade policy, Anderson, J. E., 2005
- The world economy: global trade policy, 2006, , 2007
- Trade policy and economic integration in the Middle East and North Africa : economic boundaries in flux, , 2005
- Trade Policy Review : United States 1999, , 1999