International economics : theories, themes, and debates

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International economics : theories, themes, and debates

Kevin Lawler and Hamid Seddighi with edited contributions

Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2001

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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International Economics provides a modern and accessible analytical framework for understanding international events in economic relations. The book covers leading controversies in modelling exchange rates, new protectionism, strategic trade policies and new global developments including the Asia Pacific Rim and China. The strength of the book is that it includes the latest research into new developments in telecommunications, internet advertising and global industry. In every area of international economics, this book is more advanced at dealing with pure theory, developments in theories, game theory, cointegration, modelling and trade strategy. An advanced text on international economics and trade, this book will be appropriate for final year students of economics, MA, MSC, MBA and students beginning a PHD. The book will be appropriate for advanced international economics courses or courses in international trade.

Table of Contents

  • Preface Acknowledgement PART I - THEORETICAL ISSUES AND APPLICATIONS 1. An overview of Classical trade theories
  • Pure theories of trade - Ricardo 2. Comparative advantage and factor endowments 3. The Stolper-Samuelson theorem: protection and real wages 4. Optimality and free trade: the gains from trade 5. An evaluation of the static HOS theory of trade 6. Application: Heckscher-Ohlin type trade 7. International trade, product differentiation and oligopoly 8. Oligopoly and new world market 9. Oligopoly and word trade: OPEC 10. OPEC's dominant strategy and potential entry PART II - NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND THEMES IN WORLD TRADE 11. Customs unions, regionalism vs. multilateralism 12. Regionalism and GCC trade: new directions 13. Trade and development and the Asian Tigers 14. Transition economies: general issues PART III - EXCHANGE RATE AND MONETARY ISSUES 15. Exchange rates: fundamentals, random walks and volatility 16. The Maastricht Treaty:EU convergence, unemployment and inflation 17. The Maastricht Treaty: A trade-off between inflation and unemployment PART IV - GLOBAL ISSUES 18. Global telecom development and Internet advertising 19. Trade and telecommunications in the Indian Ocean region 20. The global brewers 21. Emerging markets and convergence 22. Foreign direct investment and multinational enterprise 23. The impact of British direct investment in China since the open door policy 24. China and world trade

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