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BusAd 175: Introduction to International Trade

Spring 2011

Course #3819

Apr 18 - Jun 8, 2011

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The Class Text-Book

Export-Import Theory, Practices and Procedures by Belay Seyoum

(2nd Edition: Routledge, 2009) ISBN: 978-0-7890-3420-5

Click here on this image on the left to browse the information about this book at amazon.com

Links for International Trade

PPT files

Videos

PDF files

Web sites

Click on the image on the right to read this e-book:

The Great Trade Collapse: Causes, Consequences and Prospects

Edited by Richard Baldwin. This is a VoxEU.org

Access the following chapters from my book "Wealth Forever: The Analytics of Stock Markets" (by Khoury, Pal, Zhou & Karayan World Scientific, September 2003)

	Chapter 3: The Performance History of U.S. Equity Markets
	Chapter 4: The Performance Relative to Other Instruments and Markets
	Chapter 5: Balancing Risks and Returns: Three Theoretical Insights
	Chapter 6: Valuing the Equities, the Firms and the Market

Support site for "International Trade and the World Economy" by van Marrewijk

publication from the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), November 2009

Handbook on International Trade Policy: an insightful and comprehensive reference tool focusing on trade policy issues in this era of globalization.

Try some International Trade Reference Books here

Download "International Trade: Theory and Evidence" by Markusen, Melvin, Kaempfer & Maskus (McGraw-Hill, 1998) in PDF here

PPT and PDF files, Data Sources, Videos etc.

PDF Files

	Globalization and the Benefits of Trade
	GDP and foreign trade relationship
	Establishment Heterogeneity, Exporter Dynamics, and the Effects of Trade Liberalization (Philadelphia Fed Working Papers 11-19, 2011)
	China Up Close: Understanding the Chinese Economy and Financial System
	Globalization and Rural America Robert L. Thompson
	Globalization & International Trade
	The Pros & Cons of Globalization
	Business enterprise in the international environment

	Perspectives on globalization
	The economic environment
	The cultural environment
	The Political and Legal Environment
	International Trade and Regional Integration

PPT Files

Business Enterprise in the international environment

	Perspectives on globalization
	The Economic Environment
	The Cultural Environment
	The Political and Legal Environment
	International Trade and Regional Integration
	Seyoum Chapter 01
	Seyoum Chapter 02
	Seyoum Chapter 03
	Seyoum Chapter 04
	Seyoum Chapter 05
	Seyoum Chapter 06
	Seyoum Chapter 07
	Seyoum Chapter 08
	Seyoum Chapter 09
	Seyoum Chapter 10
	Seyoum Chapter 11
	Seyoum Chapter 12
	Seyoum Chapter 13
	Seyoum Chapter 14
	Seyoum Chapter 15
	Seyoum Chapter 16
	Seyoum Chapter 17
	Seyoum Chapter 18
	Seyoum Chapter 19
	Seyoum Chapter 20

Internet Sites

	Does the free market corrode moral character?
	ILO Global Job Crisis Observatory
	2010 General Survey concerning employment instruments in light of the 2008 Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization
	Is the WTO Bad for America?

Data Sources

	Data from the Country Studies Series by Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress
	International Trade & Tariff Data
	CIA World Factbook
	Maddison's Global Economy Database
	IMF World Economic Outlook
	EarthTrends, a global database
	Federal Reserve Economic Data
	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
	Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions Scores - Details by Countries
	Sample Business Plan for Export/Import
	Export Business Plan PPT

Chapter Outlines, Sample Test Questions etc.

	Chapter 1. Growth and Direction of International Trade
	Chapter 2. International and Regional Agreements Affecting Trade
	Chapter 3. Setting Up the Business
	Chapter 4. Planning and Preparations for Export
	Chapter 5. Export Channels of Distribution
	Chapter 6. International Logistics, Risk, and Insurance
	Chapter 7. Pricing in International Trade
	Chapter 8. Export Sales Contracts
	Chapter 9. Trade Documents and Transportation
	Chapter 10. Exchange Rates and International Trade
	Chapter 11. Methods of Payment
	Chapter 12. Countertrade
	Chapter 13. Capital Requirements and Private Sources of Financing
	Chapter 14. Government Export Financing Programs
	Chapter 15. Regulations and Policies Affecting Exports
	Chapter 16. Import Regulations, Trade Intermediaries, and Services
	Chapter 17. Selecting Import Products and Suppliers
	Chapter 18. The Entry Process for Imports
	Chapter 19. Import Relief to Domestic Industry
	Chapter 20. Intellectual Property Rights

Videos

	International Trade
	Global Economics - Global Exchange: Free Trade

	Singapore - International Trade 1
	Singapore - International Trade 2
	International Trade-Import/Export
	Davos Annual Meeting 2011 - Revitalizing Global Trade
	Logistics
	Why the World isn't Flat: Chang
	Globalization and the 21st Century: Stiglitz
	The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time: Jeff Sachs International Trade - Are you ready to be a part of it? International Trade Broker Training 1 International Trade Broker Training 2 International Trade Broker Training 3 5 Most Common Myths About International Trade Pt 1

5 Most Common Myths About International Trade Pt 3

Foreign Trading Tips & Advice: Irrevocable
Letters of Credit for Foreign Trade

Examine ANY FIVE of these case-studies/mini-cases in the Seyoum book, updating with any similar examples that your internet search shows up, and answering in depth all the questions that are asked at the end of each case.

Try some online Quizzes here:

	An overview of world trade
	Support site for "International Trade and the World Economy" by van Marrewijk

Some More Readings

	Porter's 'Competitive Advantage of Nations': Time for the Final Judgement
	Decision making for gaining a competitive advantage for the nation with the TOWS matrix - an alternative to Porter's model - illustrated by the People's Republic of China
	The Competitive Advantage of European Nations: The Impact of National Culture – a missing element in Porter's analysis

Chapters from my Book
	Access these chapters from my book Wealth Forever: The Analytics of Stock Markets by Sarkis Khoury, Poorna Pal, Chunsheng Zhou, and John Karayan (World Scientific, Singapore, Sept 2003):

	Chapter 3: The Performance History of U.S. Equity Markets
	Chapter 4: The Performance Relative to Other Instruments and Markets
	Chapter 5: Balancing Risks and Returns: Three Theoretical Insights
	Chapter 6: Valuing the Equities, the Firms and the Market

Lester C. Thurow -

Fortune Favors the Bold: What We Must Do to Build a New and Lasting Global Prosperity

free ebooks download at ebook3000.com

Poorna's PPT Files

Business Enterprise in the international environment

	Perspectives on globalization
	The Economic Environment
	The Cultural Environment
	The Political and Legal Environment
	Strategy & Organization
	International Marketing
	HR Management
	Supply Chains
	Finance & Accounting
	Innovation & Strategy
	Ecological Challenges
	Social Responsibility
	Global Governance

	Michael Porter
	Ethics
	Experience Curve etc

Poorna's PDF Files

Business enterprise in the international environment

	Perspectives on globalization
	The economic environment
	The cultural environment
	The Political and Legal Environment
	Strategy & Organization
	International Marketing
	HR Management
	Supply Chains
	Finance & Accounting
	Innovation & Strategy
	Ecological Challenges
	Social Responsibility
	Global Governance
	The McDonald's.Case
	Types of Democracy

The Concept of Global Marketing

Strategy and Business

Barbie store opens in China

	Doing Business with Japan
	Doing Business in Germany
	Doing Business in Russia

	The Dalai Lama, Barbie and Commodity Fetishism
	Management functions in International Business

Videos:

	The World is Flat: Thomas Friedman
	Why the World isn't Flat: Chang
	Globalization and the 21st Century: Stiglitz
	The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time: Jeff Sachs
	Paul Krugman - Income Inequality and the Middle Class
	Michael Porter on Competitiveness
	What is Strategy?

	Globalization and Economics
	Understanding the Financial Crisis and What It Means to You
	Understanding the Financial Crisis
	Business and Culture: Collectivism versus Individualism; Femininity versus Masculinity; Uncertainty Avoidance; Low versus High Context Cultures; Polychronic versus Monochronic Time Orientation

	Globalization and the Flow of Knowledge
	Globalization and Communication
	Hitchens versus Tharoor - Freedoms of Speech - Part 1/9; Part 2/9; Part 3/9; Part 4/9; Part 5/9; Part 6/9; Part 7/9; Part 8/9; Part 9/9
	Toward the Future
	International Trade

	The Evolving World Economy
	Risk, Reward, Responsibility
	The Rise of Capitalism
	Globalization Research Group at Duke
	Globalization and Outsourcing
	Anatomy of a Corporate Takeover
	The Reform Impulse
	Welcome to Globalization, America
	India Rising (ABC News)
	Rise of China(DavidChanNa2)
	Bombay's Dubbawallahs
	Globalization: Think about it, fast!!!
	Technical Support From: blueseagull
	Colbert & Stewart: Bono and Globalization
	Stay Local to go Global: Globalization in Practice
	Outsourcing - A Thomas Friedman/ Discovery Channel look
	Thomas Friedman with Charlie Rose

Joseph Stiglitz on Globalization and Economics of Information

	C.K. Prahlad on Globalization and the Environment
	An hour with Brzezinski, Scowcroft and Kissinger
	Charlie Rose interviews LEE KUAN YEW
	Case Studies For Business (Read about the findings of Forrester Consulting on Customer Relationships)
	Overpopulation: Episode 1; Episode 2; Episode 3; Episode 4; Episode 5

Some other interesting downloads, viewing materials etc.

Census Bureau Home Page, also
Census Bureau Economic Programs, Size Matters: from Census Bureau Population Projections

	Economic Report of the President: Downloadable Reports/Tables

	CIA World Factbook

	Does the free market corrode moral character?
	ILO Global Job Crisis Observatory
	2010 General Survey concerning employment instruments in light of the 2008 Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization
	Global Marketing Strategy
	Crafting strategies for global marketing
	Analysis of Porter's 5-forces Model
	"Why America Needs an Economic Strategy": Porter
	Three Envelopes
	Global Competitiveness Report

	Enterprise of the Future: A IBM Study
	2025 Global trends: Final Report
	The Small Business Economy 2007
	Globalization & the Future of the National Economy (MIT 2006)
	Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism
	Small Business Survival Index
	Small Business Survival Index for 2006, 2005, 2004
	Henri Mintzberg's Harvard Business Review article on Managers
	For profit or not-for-profit: LA Times Study
	Rough week, but America's Era goes on
	Try Here Some Marketing and International Business Links

	Grant's Review of Porter's Diamond
	Patterns of National Competitive Success
	Market's Valuation

	Australia's Identity Crisis
	Contest of the Century
	Backing Beijing over Delhi
	Multinational Enterprises and the Global Economy

	Why Business Education?
	Welchway
	"Rough week, but America's Era goes on"
	Manager's Job
	Mintzberg
	ILO Global Job Crisis Observatory
	Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
	Multinational Enterprises and the Global Economy
	Some Business Ethics Case Studies

Some other reading materials:

Lars Perner's International Marketing pages at the USC Marshall School

http://www.ggdc.net/databases/hna.htm

Poorna's Business Classes at the GCC:	BusAd-101 (Introduction to Business Administration)	BusAd-175 (Import/Export: Pacific Basin - International Trade)
Poorna's Business Classes at the GCC:	BusAd-170 (Introduction to International Business)	BusAd-178 (Introduction to International Finance)

updated on 05/05/2015

Degrees that are good investments

Is the WTO Bad for America?

Chapter 3: The Performance History of U.S. Equity Markets

Lester C. Thurow -

Fortune Favors the Bold: What We Must Do to Build a New and Lasting Global Prosperity