The Policy Challenges of Globalization: Trade and Industrial Policy

A course on globalization by Rodrik;

1. Where are we in globalization?
2. How large are the economic gains from globalization?
3. Why do countries export what they do?
4. Does it matter what countries specialize in?
5. Is outsourcing different from regular trade?
6. Is globalization bad for inequality and poverty?
7. What do we know about the impact of trade policy on economic performance?
8. What do successful strategies of international integration look like?
9. Is China a threat or opportunity?
10. What are the benefits (and costs) of regional trade agreements?
11. Does the WTO work as it should?