Your technical skills are assessed through the brief you prepare. This involves the way you utilize your knowledge in international trade models as well as your expertise in inspecting and interpreting data.  This assessment is linked to the following Course Learning Objectives (CLOs): Manipulate economic models to analyse real world issues in international trade. Examine international trade data to critically discuss economic theorems and apply in diverse contexts. Analyse the fundamental determinants of the size and pattern of trade to verify its determinants and its effects on the wider economy/welfare. Compare and contrast economic and political conditions in poor and rich countries to critically assess the incentives and consequences of trade liberalisation globally.