Introduction to the course Textbook is Robert Feenstra, Advanced International Trade, MIT press 2004. These notes follow Feenstra fairly closely for chapters 1-2 and then progres- sively depart from it with a slightly di¤erent arrangement of topics and the inclusion of papers that are too recent to be covered by him. Meeting dates are Thursday 15:00-18:00 room 243. Assistant is Bolormaa Tumurchudur (ext. 2475). Figures that go with these notes are provided in a separate le. markboth