ECON207
INTERNATIONAL TRADE THEORY
Also listed under 3 other titles
- International Trade Theory
- DISC: INTERNAT'L TRADE THEORY
- INTERNATL TRADE THEORY
- Department
- Economics
- Terms offered
- 16
- Data refreshed
- Sep 1, 2026
Description
Studies international trade theory and policy at the intermediate level. Examines the fundamentals of both classical and new trade theory: comparative advantage, gains from trade, and trade and income distribution. Traditional and modern instruments of protectionism, arguments for and against free trade and the role of international institutions are discussed.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2015–2025
1995 2025
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 18% chance, high confidence. Alternating-year pattern: Fall in 2021, 2023, 2025 (9 fall terms observed). | 2030 Spring: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 37% chance, high confidence. Alternating-year pattern: Fall in 2021, 2023, 2025 (10 fall terms observed). Department course count falling about 2% per year. | 2029 Spring: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 18% chance, high confidence. Alternating-year pattern: Fall in 2021, 2023, 2025 (11 fall terms observed). | 2028 Spring: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 40% chance, high confidence. Alternating-year pattern: Fall in 2015, 2021, 2023, 2025 (12 fall terms observed). Department course count falling about 3% per year. | 2027 Spring: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2025 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2015 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Mon, Wed, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM JC102 2025
- Tue, Fri, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM JC104 2010-12006
- Wed, 2:10 PM–3:00 PM JC204 2010-2
- Tue, Thu, 9:00 AM–10:15 AM JC215 200620032001
- Tue, Thu, 10:25 AM–11:40 AM JC104 2004
- Tue, Thu, 11:50 AM–1:05 PM JC204 20001999-119961995
- Tue, 2:45 PM–3:45 PM JC106 1999-2
- Thu, 5:30 PM–6:30 PM JC117 1999-3
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Kensuke Suzuki (He/Him) | Lecture | 1 | 29 of 25 enrolled | 23809 |
| Fall 2023 | Kensuke Suzuki (He/Him) | Lecture | 1 | 7 of 25 enrolled | 22299 |
| Fall 2021 | Suprabha Baniya | Lecture | 1 | 22 of 25 enrolled | 28300 |
| Fall 2015 | Chang Hong | Lecture | 1 | 24 of 25 enrolled | 24557 |
| Fall 2013 | Chang Hong | Lecture | 1 | 16 of 40 enrolled | 22935 |
| Fall 2010 | Chang Hong | Lecture | 1 | 21 of 35 enrolled | 27059 |
| Fall 2006 | Madhavi Bokil | Lecture | 1 | 17 of 50 enrolled | 24029 |
| Spring 2006 | Diya B. Mazumder | Lecture | 1 | 15 of 25 enrolled | 34289 |
| Fall 2004 | Daniel M. Bernhofen | Lecture | 1 | 5 of 25 enrolled | 21399 |
| Fall 2003 | Daniel M. Bernhofen | Lecture | 1 | 17 of 50 enrolled | 21399 |
| Fall 2001 | Daniel M. Bernhofen | Lecture | 1 | 28 of 60 enrolled | 23873 |
| Fall 2000 | Daniel M. Bernhofen | Lecture | 1 | 24 of 99 enrolled | 23873 |
| Fall 1999 | Zheng Liu | Lecture | 1 | 29 of 99 enrolled | 23873 |
| Spring 1999 | Robert C. Hsu | Lecture | 1 | 11 of 99 enrolled | 33504 |
| Fall 1996 | Daniel M. Bernhofen | Lecture | 1 | 12 of 999 enrolled | 20115 |
| Fall 1995 | Daniel M. Bernhofen | Lecture | 1 | 12 of 999 enrolled | 20115 |
No-credit sessions
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2010 | Chang Hong | Disc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise | - | 0 of 0 enrolled | 28671 |