This collection of resources could be used by anyone teaching subjects related to competition policy and law, for example good governance, international law, investment promotion and economic development
The material consists of a video presentation from UNCTAD's Chief of Competition Policy on why it is an important subject for developing countries, a simulation exercise where students take the role of government competition officials to investigate a complaint about anticompetitive behaviour, the UN Set of Principles and Rules on Competition, the UN model law on competition as well as background case studies on Brazil and recent competition cases including South Africa, Peru, Mexico and Zambia.
Either together or separately the resources could be used as the basis of a series of activities or classes on competition policy
Lecturers, facilitators or trainers who are involved in teaching WTO negotiations.
A simulation exercise based on WTO agricultural negotiations. The resources for the simulation include a sample negotiating text, suggested agenda, detailed instructions, and background information on the countries involved in the negotiations
With proper preparation and background information the simulation can be used to give students an introduction to basic negotiating techniques and provides an excellent practical opportunity for them to extend and deepen their knowledge on the WTO Agreement on Agriculture.
Lecturers, trainers or facilitators who are involved in teaching about FDI and development from both a theoretical and a practical perspective.
A suggested scheme of work using UNCTAD inputs on teaching Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) including learning objectives, timetables and suggested teaching aids.
These resources could be used either individually or in combination in any course concerned with investement, SMEs and improving export competitiveness.
The target audience can be both university teachers who are interested in teaching competitiveness and their graduate students enrolled in programmes such as International Trade, Economic Policy, International Economics, Development Studies or Regional Economics.
The material consists of four modules covering the issue of international competitiveness and development from its definition and history, over different theoretic models and their respective rationale behind the preconditions of competitiveness, measurement and indicators of competitiveness to the determinants of competitiveness at Meta-, Macro-, Meso- and Microlevel. The modules include a handbook text, activities and exercises, annotated key readings and references and a scheme of work with tips and comments. The simulation exercise provides students with a practical opportunity to extend and deepen their knowledge on competitiveness and could serve as a wrap-up of the whole course.
The modular character of the training material may facilitate the use of individual modules, case studies, provided data and examples in other programmes (also undergraduate). Since the focus is on policy aspects, the teaching material will therefore be accessible to students without a strong econometric background.
This package is intended for use on a postgraduate masters program and can either be taught as a stand-alone teaching resource or integrated into existing courses on investment and FDI.
This training package comprises four modules: two modules on the economic aspects of investment and FDI and two on the legal aspects of investment and IIAs. The modules are broken down into themes and are intended to provide a comprehensive teaching resource on the subjects of investment, FDI and IIAs at a postgraduate level. For more details on the content of the package, see 'Table of Contents...' in Resources > Investment.
The modules are presented as a handbook to accompany teaching on investment, FDI and IIAs. There are comprehension and class discussion questions throughout the text relating to the themes described in the 'table of contents'. There are also practical exercises, case studies, glossaries and lists of relevant readings.
This material is intended as an introduction to the issue of negotiations and trade negotiation. It provides an overview only and has been initiated by the Virtual Institute with the intention that the material will be expanded in the future through UNCTAD and Vi member contributions.
The material can be introduced through the paper, 'Negotiation Theory: An Overview', which gives a simple description of the theory of negotiation strategies and tactics. This document then links to the other resources on negotiations which include papers on the WTO and the Doha round, negotiation theory and RTAs and multilateralism.
This material can be used as a background reading or a reference material for students undertaking study and research on negotiation. Additionally some of the resources could be converted into powerpoint presentations
This material is intended for univeristy teachers and students on postgraduate taught courses dealing with international commodities production and trade. Additionally, the material also raises research questions which could be useful for anyone involved in research in this area.
The material consists of five modules (see table of contents for details), with discussion questions and areas for further research at the end of each module. Additionally the material also includes a bibliography with suggested further reading, a comprehensive glossary and a simulation activity on the negotiation of an ECOWAS common external tariff. A set of exam questions and assignment questions were recently added to this material.
The modules can be used individually by students or as support for a taught course on commodities production and trade. The simulation activity further consolidates much of the information contained in the modules.
