INTERNATIONAL
TRADE & INVESTMENT
Prof. Dr. Natalia Ribberink
World Trade Center, Seoul, South Korea (Picture: Ribberink)

INTERNATIONAL
TRADE & INVESTMENT
Preliminary Notes
World Trade Center, Seoul, South Korea (Picture: Ribberink)

Preliminary notes

• Combination of lecture, seminar, group work and other forms of learning as appropriate;
• Grading: working paper 60%, case studies 40%
• Communication: natalia.ribberink@haw-hamburg.de

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Agenda

Chapter 1:
Chapter 2:
Chapter 3:
Chapter 4:
Chapter 5:

International trade and investment environment
International trade policy and instruments
Forms of international trade
FDI theories, patterns and forms
FDI policy instruments

For details s. Syllabus (will be provided in class on Nov 10, 2015).

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Further reading
Question for group discussion
Case study

Int. Trade & Investment Vocabulary

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Online sources:

AuslandsGeschäftsAbsicherung des Bundes: www.agaportal.de
Außenwirtschaftsportal: www.ixpos.de
Berne Union: www.berneunion.org.uk
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau: www.kfw.de
OECD: www.oecd.org
Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland: www.destatis.de
The Economist: www.economist.com
UNCTAD: www.unctad.org
World Trade Organisation: www.wto.org

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CHAPTER 1:
International trade & investment environment Westside Market store at Broadway, NYC, USA (Picture: Ribberink)

Learning objectives

After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
(1) understand the arguments for international trade;
(2) appraise different approaches to determine international trade pattern;
(3) outline major trends in international trade and investment development. © Prof. Dr. Natalia Ribberink

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(1) Arguments