MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP

IAP 2013



Trade Theory with Numbers

Arnaud Costinot, Professor of Economics

Jan/18 Fri 10:30AM-12:00PM E51-335

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

The theoretical proposition that there are gains from international trade is one of the most fundamental result in all of economics. Under perfect competition, opening up to trade acts as an expansion of the production possibility frontier and leads to Pareto superior outcomes. The objective of this talk is to survey a recent body of theoretical work that aims to put "numbers" on this and other related comparative static exercises.

Sponsor(s): Economics
Contact: Kim Scantlebury, E52-252, 617 252-1565, KSCANTS@MIT.EDU