2025
International Economic Relations
Name: International Economic Relations
Code: ECN13111L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Legal-Political Theory and International Relations
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Presentation
International Economic Relations are essential to understanding the interactions of economies in the global context. This is achieved by understanding the theoretical framework of the determinants of the flows of goods, services, capital and people and the interaction and influence of international.
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
It is intended that students will be able to:
1. Know current trends in the international panorama of trade flows in goods, services and productive factors
2. Promote understanding of the major themes that condition relationships between different nations in the global context
2. Promote understanding of the positioning of the main international economic organizations in defining rules and behavioral standards between different regional spaces
4. Encourage understanding of the role of the Economic Integration process in an international system dominated by the forces of Globalization;
It is also intended that students develop skills:
5. independent reflection, decision-making, written and oral communication and teamwork
6. to frame the issue of globalization in the field of economic policy formation, allowing future insertion in the job market
7. for roles in the research domain
1. Know current trends in the international panorama of trade flows in goods, services and productive factors
2. Promote understanding of the major themes that condition relationships between different nations in the global context
2. Promote understanding of the positioning of the main international economic organizations in defining rules and behavioral standards between different regional spaces
4. Encourage understanding of the role of the Economic Integration process in an international system dominated by the forces of Globalization;
It is also intended that students develop skills:
5. independent reflection, decision-making, written and oral communication and teamwork
6. to frame the issue of globalization in the field of economic policy formation, allowing future insertion in the job market
7. for roles in the research domain
Contents
1. Introduction
1.1. Object of study and Objectives of ?International Economic Relations?
1.2. International Economic Relations in the context of the Global Economy
1.3. The dynamics and characteristics of international trade and FDI flows
2. Theories and Policies on International Trade and the international mobility of Production Factors
2.1. International Trade Theories
2.2. The Political Economy of International Trade
2.3. International capital movements
2.4. Characteristics and impacts of international labor migration
3. International Organizations and the World Economic System
3.1. International Economic Organizations with a global vocation
3.2. Economic Cooperation and Regional Integration Organizations
4. Current issues in International Economic Relations
4.1. Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the world economy
4.2. Trade and currency wars in a global economic context
4.3. Regionalism and Multilateralism
1.1. Object of study and Objectives of ?International Economic Relations?
1.2. International Economic Relations in the context of the Global Economy
1.3. The dynamics and characteristics of international trade and FDI flows
2. Theories and Policies on International Trade and the international mobility of Production Factors
2.1. International Trade Theories
2.2. The Political Economy of International Trade
2.3. International capital movements
2.4. Characteristics and impacts of international labor migration
3. International Organizations and the World Economic System
3.1. International Economic Organizations with a global vocation
3.2. Economic Cooperation and Regional Integration Organizations
4. Current issues in International Economic Relations
4.1. Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the world economy
4.2. Trade and currency wars in a global economic context
4.3. Regionalism and Multilateralism
Teaching Methods
The evaluation standards for this course are as follows:
i) Students may opt for the Continuous Assessment (Preferred) or the Examination scheme.
ii) The system of Continuous Assessment presupposes making 4 tests, lasting 1 hour each.
iii) In the scheme of examination the final grade matches the grade obtained in the examination
i) Students may opt for the Continuous Assessment (Preferred) or the Examination scheme.
ii) The system of Continuous Assessment presupposes making 4 tests, lasting 1 hour each.
iii) In the scheme of examination the final grade matches the grade obtained in the examination
Assessment
In accordance with the decisions taken by the Assembly of the Department of Economics and the Undergraduate Course Committee in International Relations, and considering the Academic Regulations, the assessment standards for this subject are as follows:
i) Students may choose the Continuous Assessment regime (preferred) or the Final Assessment regime.
ii) The Continuous Assessment regime presupposes the completion of 2 assessment tests, which can be exams or research work, with a weight of 50% each.
iii) In the Final Assessment regime, the grade corresponds to that obtained in the final exam of the normal or appeal season.
i) Students may choose the Continuous Assessment regime (preferred) or the Final Assessment regime.
ii) The Continuous Assessment regime presupposes the completion of 2 assessment tests, which can be exams or research work, with a weight of 50% each.
iii) In the Final Assessment regime, the grade corresponds to that obtained in the final exam of the normal or appeal season.
Teaching Staff
- Elsa Cristina Neves Januário Vaz [responsible]
- José Manuel Martins Caetano
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