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Trade & investment: evidence-based policies for development
  • Level Professional
  • Course by Erasmus University Rotterdam
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About

This MOOC prepares students that want to analyse trade and investment policies of developing countries and emerging markets. We couch you for the task of giving evidence-based policy. For students interested in policy advise the course brings a sound understanding of what can and what cannot be done with well-established theories and state-of-the-art research. For students interested in research the asset of this course is to learn how to effectively communicate research findings in a policy setting. Upon completion, you will have a good understanding of international trade and investment theories and recent developments in the world economy and their consequence on issues related to developing countries and emerging markets. You will be able to analyse the determinants of trade and investment, to measure the impact of trade and investment and to provide evidence-based policy advice that fits development strategies in emerging markets and developing economies.

Modules

Globalization and Development

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Introduce yourself

1 Videos

  • Globalization and development

2 Readings

  • Measuring Openness
  • Productivity: development, competition, and measurement

How globalization shaped trade theory

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • How globalization shaped economic theory

1 Readings

  • Suggestions for further reading

Modern trade theories

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Modern trade theories

1 Readings

  • Suggestions for further reading

Understanding Foreign Direct Investment

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Understanding Foreign Direct Investment

1 Readings

  • Appendix A2: Essays on intra-industry spillovers from FDI in developing countries: A firm-level analysis with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa

FDI & Development

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Practice quiz week 1

1 Videos

  • FDI and Development

2 Readings

  • Chapter 1: Essays on intra-industry spillovers from FDI in developing countries: A firm-level analysis with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Chapter 7: Essays on intra-industry spillovers from FDI in developing countries: A firm-level analysis with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa

Tools of trade policy

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Tools of trade policy

1 Readings

  • Quota

FDI policy instruments

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • FDI policy instruments

1 Readings

  • Observing FDI spillover transmission channels: evidence from firms in Uganda

Global and regional FDI inflows

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • FDI global and regional flows

1 Readings

  • Open sources on international trade, investment and policies

Economic diplomacy

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Practice quiz week 2

1 Videos

  • Economic diplomacy

1 Readings

  • The weight of economic and commercial diplomacy

Productivity development and firm heterogeneity

    • 2 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Internationalization, Heterogeneity and Development
  • Productivity development and firm heterogeneity

2 Readings

  • Productivity premia and firm heterogeneity in Eastern Africa
  • Heterogeneity and development

Measuring heterogeneity and productivity

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Practice quiz week 3

1 Videos

  • Measuring heterogeneity and productivity

1 Readings

  • Effectiveness of export promotion programs

Analytical tools and concepts

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Analytical tools and concepts

1 Readings

  • A practical guide to trade policy analysis

Gravity model: history and recent developments

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Gravity model: history and recent developments

1 Readings

  • A short history of gravity

Gravity Estimation: challenges and solutions

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Gravity Estimation: challenges and solutions

1 Readings

  • An advanced guide to trade policy analysis: The structural gravity model

Estimation of trade policy analysis with gravity

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Practice quiz week 4

1 Videos

  • Estimation of trade policy analysis with gravity

1 Readings

  • From EAC-6 to EAC 7: potentials and pitfalls of the enlargement of the East African Community

Trade FDI and controversies in developing countries

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    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Trade, FDI and controversies in developing countries

1 Readings

  • Further reading

How to give policy advice

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • How to give policy advice

1 Readings

  • How to prepare good tables and graphs

Evidence-based policy advice

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Peer review assignment

1 Videos

  • Evidence-based policy advice

Auto Summary

"Trade & Investment: Evidence-Based Policies for Development" is a professional-level course designed for students aiming to analyze and advise on trade and investment policies in developing countries and emerging markets. Taught by Coursera, it offers a deep dive into international trade and investment theories, helping learners understand and communicate research findings effectively in policy settings. Ideal for those interested in policy advice or research, this course equips you with the skills to provide evidence-based policy recommendations that align with development strategies. Subscription options start at the 'Starter' level.

Peter A.G. van Bergeijk
Instructors

Peter A.G. van Bergeijk

Ksenia Anisimova
Instructors

Ksenia Anisimova

Binyam Afewerk Demena
Instructors

Binyam Afewerk Demena