EBD3013 Industry and International Investment

Faculty of Economics and Business, UNIMAS

COURSE TITLE

INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT

(Industri dan Pelaburan Antarabangsa)

COURSE CODE

EBD3013

CREDIT

PREREQUISITE/S

N/A

SYNOPSIS

There is almost no nation in the world that may escape from the
globalization impacts. The industrial revolution which was initiated
in Europe in 1700 has resulted in tremendous change in the world
economy through changes in technology level. Hence it leads to
increasing output productivity as well as slashing of transportation
and services costs. Globalization has forced firms and countries to
expand their markets through export and foreign direct investment
activities.

(Tiada negara di dunia ini terkecuali daripada merasai kesan arus

globalisasi yang telah berlaku di seluruh pelosok dunia ini. Revolusi
Perindustrian yang berlaku di Eropah pada tahun 1700 telah
membawa kepada perubahan penting ekonomi dunia melalui
perubahan teknologi. Ini mendorong kepada peningkatan
produktiviti pengeluaran dan mengurangkan kos pengangkutan
barang-barang dan perkhidmatan. Globalisasi telah mendesak firma
dan negara membuat keputusan untuk mengeksport dan melabur di
luar negara.
)
LEARNING
OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

o To understand the interrelationship among globalization,
industry and international investment. [P2]
o To analyze the theories of international trade and investment,
Multinational Enterprize (MNE) their advantages and
disadvantages. [C4]
o To apply the international trade and investment theories on
Malaysian economy. [P4, CS]

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STUDENT
LEARNING
HOURS

LEARNING
UNITS

Faculty of Economics and Business, UNIMAS

To explain the basic concept and the methodology of

international rating and to analyze the rating [A3]

Lectures
Student-Centered Learning
Continuous Assessment
Final Examination
Sub-Total
Total

1.

Guided LHs
Self LHs
28
28
14
20
7
14
3
6
52
68
120 Hours

Guided LHs
Introduction to Globalization and the World Economy
3
- Globalization
- The world economy

2.

Overview on International Trade Theory

- Mercantilism, Absolute Advantage, Comparative
Advantage, Heckscher-Olin
Theory, Product Life Cycle Theory, New Trade
Theory and Porter?s Diamond.

3.

Overview on International Trade Policy

- Instrument of trade policy (Tariff and Non
Tariff-Import quota, Export
quotas, Domestic Content Requirements, Subsidies,
and Dumping)
- Trade Regulations and Industrial Policies
* Trade Policies for Developing Nations

4.

Overview on Industrial Organization

- The Firm, Mergers and Acquisitions, the Costs and
Economic Scale
- Market Structure
- Vertical Integration and Vertical Restrictions

5.

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

- Theories of FDI
- Politic and FDI

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- Multinational Capital Budgeting

- Cross Border Mergers, Acquisition and Valuation
6.

The Multi National Enterprise

- International Labor Mobility
- International Borrowing and Lending
- Motives for Direct Investment
- Supplying Products to Foreign Buyers (Direct
Exporting versus FDI/Licensing), FDI versus Licensing,
- Multi National Enterprise
- International Joint Venture
- Multi National Enterprise as a Source of Conflict
- Overview on Managing Multinational Operations

7.

International rating for risk category

- Business Climate Rating and Country risk
- Global Competitiveness Index.

8.

Malaysia in the context of global economy

- World Bank doing business ranking
- The World Competitiveness Scoreboard
- Process of doing business in Malaysia

9.

Industrial Master Plan 1 (IMP)

- Perfomance and challenges of industrial development
in Malaysia
- Macro Framework of Industrial Master Plan

10. Industrial Master Plan 2 (IMP)

- Industrial Structure, Foreign Direct Investment and
Multi National
Enterprise in Malaysia
- Resource based industry, non resource based indusry
and non government
service industry

11. Industrial Master Plan 3(IMP)

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Faculty of Economics and Business, UNIMAS

- Perfomance and challenges of industrial development

in Malaysia
- Macro Framework of Industrial Master Plan

Total

ASSESSMENT

REFERENCES

Quiz
Group assignment 1
Group assignment 2
Mid Sem Exam
Final Exam
Total

39

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1.

Krugman, P.R. Obstfeld (2009) International

Economics:theory and policy, 8th Edition, Boston: Pearson,
Addison Wesley

2.

Carbaugh, R.J .(2011). International Economics, 13th Edition.

Mason, Ohio : South-Western Cengage Learning.

3.

Cullen, John B. and and K. Praveen Parboteeah. (2010)

International business : strategy and the multinational
company. New York : Routledge.

4.

Todaro, M.P. and S.C. Smith. (2012). Economic development.

11th Edition. Boston, Mass. : Addison-Wesley.

5.

Weiss, J. (2011). The Economics of Industrial

Development.New York:Routledge.

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