Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Engineering

Learning Methods

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Module Offerings

4104MAR-JAN-CTY

Aims

To allow a student to understand the theory and practice of international trade and finance

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Commodity and product markets, trade trends. Trade models, absolute advantage, comparative advantage. Terms of trade, economic imbalances. Barriers to trade: quotas VER etc. Role of WTO and UNCTAD. National income accounting and balance of payments. National financial resources and balance of payments. Currency markets and the roles of the IMF and the World Bank. Global financial market and the roles of the euro and dollar as trading currencies. Contracts of Carriage: Bills of Lading: Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992.
Module Overview:
The aim of this module is to understand the theory and practice of international trade and finance.
Additional Information:A module looking at the theory and practice of international trade.

Assessments

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