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Crawford School of Public Policy · ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy
This course is available for on-campus & remote (online) learning. All students participate in interactive, real-time classes. This course provides an introduction to the basic theories of foreign direct investment and the principles of international trade in services. The course will cover the topics of the causes of foreign direct investment, cross-border mergers and acquisition, the impacts of foreign direct investment on host country's domestic economy, national government policies towards foreign direct investment, the characteristics of trade in services, and the barriers to trade in services and particularly the barriers to foreign direct investment in services sectors. The course also examines the issues of foreign direct investment in the multilateral, regional and bilateral agreements. The rationale and potential gains of negotiating a WTO agreement on Investment are examined.
The assessment of the course has three parts: (null) [LO null]
Short essay (30%): This short essay provides students with the opportunity to use economic theories and the WTO principles to examine issues of foreign direct investment and international trade in services relevant to their countries. Students are recommended to consult with the lecturer when they choose the topic. Students can write the short paper in groups (depending on the number of enrolment), however, each of them will contribute to the paper. The paper should be approximately 2000 words in length (excluding data and references).
Student presentation (10%): Each student (or group) will give a 20-minutes presentation (15 minutes presentation and 5 minutes for questioning) based on the short essay.
Final essay (60%): The final essay requires students to use international economic theories and the WTO principles to analyze issues in global services trade and foreign direct investment liberalization. The topic of the final essay will be available on the course outline. The final essay should be approximately 3000 words in length (excluding data and references).
A standard workload for a 6 unit course is 130 hours including in-class time and independent study. Other Information Delivery Mode: On campus.
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