ECON 1086 ECON 1269 ECON 1089 国际贸易 assignment 代写

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    International Trade Assignment 2  Page 1
    INTERNATIONAL TRADE
    (ECON 1086- RMIT, Australia)
    (ECON 1269- RMIT, Vietnam)
    (ECON 1089- SIM, Singapore)
    ASSIGNMENT 2
    PLEASE CHECK RMIT/SIM BLACBOARD FOR RELEVANT DUE DATE; IT IS
    UP TO YOU TO FIND THIS OUT.
    Instructions for submission:
    1. Click on Assessment tasks in BlackBoard.
    2. Click on Assignment 2. This is in red.
    3. Scroll down to Assignment Submission.
    4. Attach your file by clicking on “Browse My Computer”.
    To answer the assignment questions first get the data follow these steps.
    1. This assignment requires you to obtain data from two (2) countries of your
    choosing over the period 1985-2005.
    2. Obtain country-level data on trade (% GDP) and GDP per capita (constant 2010
    US$) from the World Bank’s World Development Indicators
    (http://databank.worldbank.org/data/reports.aspx?source=world-development-
    indicators).
    3. Obtain data on industrial pay inequality difference from UTIP-UNIDO
    (http://utip.gov.utexas.edu/data.html).
    4. Merge the data using Excel. It is up to you to figure out how to do this!
    5. The data does not need to be for the same countries as in Assignment 1. It is up to
    you what countries you use.
    6. DO NOT attach Excel files to the assignment.
    7. Keep explanations brief. Policy analysis in applied economics has to be brief. Be
    precise and to the point, avoid jargon.
    International Trade Assignment 2  Page 2

    ECON 1086 ECON 1269 ECON 1089  国际贸易 assignment 代写
    Assignment 2 (25% of your final grade)
    Check BLACKBOARD for due dates.
    *** Follow the instructions above on how to get the data.
    *** See Chapter 6 for references.
    1. Using data from two countries, plot openness versus Industrial Pay Inequality
    (from UTIP-UNIDO) for each nation. Use two graphs, one for each country.
    IT’S UP TO YOU TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THIS. (8 marks)
    2. Using data from the two countries, calculate the correlation (using excel) between
    openness and Industrial Pay Inequality (from UTIP-UNIDO) for each nation,
    respectively. Report and interpret this relationship in up to 100 words. [Hint: The
    Theil Index is used as a proxy for the ratio of skilled to unskilled wages in
    empirical studies]. DO NOT ATTACH YOUR DATA TO THE
    ASSIGNMENT. (7 marks)
    3. Explain carefully in up to 400 words whether your data agrees or disagrees with
    the Stolper-Samuelson Theorem. (Remember to accurately define the theorem and
    discuss how it applies to your countries). (10 marks).
    ECON 1086 ECON 1269 ECON 1089  国际贸易 assignment 代写