International economics
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International economics
Macmillan International Higher Education , Worth Publishers, c2021
5th ed
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Previous ed.: c2017
Includes index
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Description
Help your students navigate the realities of the global economy - the theories, the data, the policies and their impact.
Emphasizing the use of data and empirics to link cutting-edge economic theory to current world events, this book was developed in the classroom by two of the most prominent researchers in the field who saw a need for a text with fresh theories and perspectives.
Seamlessly blending theory and data with real-world policies, events, and evidence, Feenstra and Taylor's International Economics provides engaging, balanced coverage and applications of key concepts. The book covers the latest events and newest research.
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Table of Contents
PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE.- 1. Trade in the Global Economy.- PART 2 PATTERNS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE.- 2. Trade and Technology: The Ricardian Model.- 3. Gains and Losses from Trade in the Specific-Factors Model.- 4. Trade and Resources: The Heckscher-Ohlin Model.- 5. Movement of Labor and Capital Between Countries.- PART 3 NEW EXPLANATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE.- 6. Increasing Returns to Scale and Monopolistic Competition.- 7. Offshoring of Goods and Services.- PART 4 INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICIES.- 8. Import Tariffs and Quotas Under Perfect Competition.- 9. Import Tariffs and Quotas Under Imperfect Competition.- 10. Export Policies in Resource-Based and High-Technology Industries.- 11. International Agreements on Trade and the Environment.- PART 5 INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL MACROECONOMICS.- 12. The Global Macroeconomy.- PART 5 EXCHANGE RATES.- 13. Introduction to Exchange Rates and the Foreign Exchange Market.- 14. Exchange Rates I: The Monetary Approach in the Long Run.- 15. Exchange Rates II: The Asset Approach in the Short Run.- PART 7 THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS.- 16. National and International Accounts: Income, Wealth, and the Balance of Payments.- 17. Balance of Payments I: The Gains from Financial Globalization.- 18. Balance of Payments II: Output, Exchange Rates, and Macroeconomic Policies in the Short Run.- PART 8 APPLICATIONS AND POLICY ISSUES.- 19. Fixed Versus Floating: International Monetary Experience.- 20. Exchange Rate Crises: How Pegs Work and How They Break.- 21. The Euro: Economics and Politics.- 22. (online only) Topics in International Macroeconomics.
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