Title: Modern Trade Theory Review
1Modern Trade Theory Review
2Characteristics of Pure CompMkt. S, D. Profits
and entryLoss and exit. LR. costs covered, no
NRgt0,
3Characteristics of Monopoly (X,P) Standard
diagram, Totals diagramEntry blocked. NRgt0.
Comp. and Reg. P. discrimination
4Characteristics of Oligopoly. Few.
Interdependence and uncertainty.Comp., price
wars, stability, cartels.
5Characteristics of monopolistic comp. Numbers
no interd. Entry/costs vs. different. Profits vs.
Licensing.
6America, home of big 3. Why import cars? What
does Ricardo say? What does Leontief say? Big 3
oligop. vs. world oligop. IIT.
7IIT Intra-industry TradeIIT Inter-industry
trade 1, orIIT 1 - Inter-industry trade.IIT
1 share of XM not matched by offsetting
MX.All trade is IIT if we export as many cars as
we import and import as many designer jeans as we
export.
8In Modern Theory, traded gs and ssglobal
markets. Why are wheat and cars global?Low
transp costs, econs of scale, Internal/external.
History (qwerty) matters.
9What kinds of markets? Monop? Pure comp? Oligop?
M.Comp? (Prod diff and tastes)