Spring 2027

International Trade

Contemporary theory of international trade covering why nations trade, benefits, and current policy issues.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Maria Muniagurria

The class relied heavily on graphical models, and one student recommended handwriting notes because the format was not suitable for laptops. Homework and exams were described as fair, and students were advised to attend lecture and discussion.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify the reasons of why countries trade

  • Apply economic analysis to evaluate effects of opening to trade on welfare of different groups

  • Identify effects of tariffs and other trade policy tools on consumer, producers and the government

  • Apply economic analysis to evaluate current and proposed international trade agreements

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Prerequisites

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ECON 301 or 311. Not open to students with credit for ECON 364.

ECON 464 used by

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ISAO KAMATA is recorded teaching in Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MARIA MUNIAGURRIA is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ROBERT STAIGER is recorded teaching in Spring 2012, Spring 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Robert Staiger, Maria Muniagurria

Past students found the course engaging and applicable, with professors who related topics to real-life events and focused on specific models. The teaching style was generally clear and enthusiastic.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.08 GPA, 47.3% A/AB (n=55 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.35 GPA, 52.5% A/AB (n=40 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.33 GPA, 60.5% A/AB (n=38 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Maria Muniagurria

The class relied heavily on graphical models, and one student recommended handwriting notes because the format was not suitable for laptops. Homework and exams were described as fair, and students were advised to attend lecture and discussion.

Past student reviews · Isao Kamata

While exams were straightforward and conceptual, some students found lectures dull or soft-spoken. One student noted that slides were posted online and advised against buying the book, as they never opened it.

Topics

  • Reasons and patterns of international trade
  • Benefits of international trade
  • Current trade policy issues

Skills

  • Identify reasons for international trade
  • Evaluate welfare effects of trade openness
  • Analyze effects of trade policy tools
  • Evaluate international trade agreements

Grades

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About this estimate

The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 recent terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

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1316 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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