International Economics: Global Markets And Competition (4th Edition)
International Economics: Global Markets and Competition integrates the microeconomics of international trade with open economy macroeconomics and finance. The theory is comprehensive but presented with intuitive diagrams. The book emphasizes the gains from international competition and the limits of trade policy.Economics began during the Industrial Revolution with a debate over import tariffs. To this day, domestic industries lobby for tariff protection against foreign competition, paying lawmakers for tariffs on imports. Only under special conditions do tariffs lead to economic gains. Domestic importers of materials and industrial products favor free trade, as do export industries since tariffs encourage other countries to retaliate with tariffs of their own.Trade theory includes market analysis and general equilibrium models of the economy. This text integrates the full range of trade theory with exchange rates, balance of payments, international finance, and open economy growth and macroeconomics.The presentation focuses on diagrams and avoids equations and algebra. The theory is presented with numerical examples. The text does not assume intermediate economics, instead developing the theory with thorough explanations. Questions in each section build confidence in applying the theory. Boxed examples illustrate the importance of the theory.Students like the concise and straightforward style. Instructors notice the difference on exams.
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International Economics: Global Markets And Competition (4th Edition)
International Economics: Global Markets and Competition integrates the microeconomics of international trade with open economy macroeconomics and finance. The theory is comprehensive but presented with intuitive diagrams. The book emphasizes the gains from international competition and the limits of trade policy.Economics began during the Industrial Revolution with a debate over import tariffs. To this day, domestic industries lobby for tariff protection against foreign competition, paying lawmakers for tariffs on imports. Only under special conditions do tariffs lead to economic gains. Domestic importers of materials and industrial products favor free trade, as do export industries since tariffs encourage other countries to retaliate with tariffs of their own.Trade theory includes market analysis and general equilibrium models of the economy. This text integrates the full range of trade theory with exchange rates, balance of payments, international finance, and open economy growth and macroeconomics.The presentation focuses on diagrams and avoids equations and algebra. The theory is presented with numerical examples. The text does not assume intermediate economics, instead developing the theory with thorough explanations. Questions in each section build confidence in applying the theory. Boxed examples illustrate the importance of the theory.Students like the concise and straightforward style. Instructors notice the difference on exams.
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International Economics: Global Markets And Competition (4th Edition)

International Economics: Global Markets And Competition (4th Edition)

by Henry Thompson
International Economics: Global Markets And Competition (4th Edition)

International Economics: Global Markets And Competition (4th Edition)

by Henry Thompson

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International Economics: Global Markets and Competition integrates the microeconomics of international trade with open economy macroeconomics and finance. The theory is comprehensive but presented with intuitive diagrams. The book emphasizes the gains from international competition and the limits of trade policy.Economics began during the Industrial Revolution with a debate over import tariffs. To this day, domestic industries lobby for tariff protection against foreign competition, paying lawmakers for tariffs on imports. Only under special conditions do tariffs lead to economic gains. Domestic importers of materials and industrial products favor free trade, as do export industries since tariffs encourage other countries to retaliate with tariffs of their own.Trade theory includes market analysis and general equilibrium models of the economy. This text integrates the full range of trade theory with exchange rates, balance of payments, international finance, and open economy growth and macroeconomics.The presentation focuses on diagrams and avoids equations and algebra. The theory is presented with numerical examples. The text does not assume intermediate economics, instead developing the theory with thorough explanations. Questions in each section build confidence in applying the theory. Boxed examples illustrate the importance of the theory.Students like the concise and straightforward style. Instructors notice the difference on exams.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789814663878
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 05/23/2017
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 376
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Preface for Students v

Preface for Instructors vii

Trade and Protectionism

1 Markets and International Trade 3

A International Markets 4

B Excess Supply and Excess Demand 10

C The Balance of Trade 15

D Comparative Advantage and Specialization 22

2 Gains from Trade 29

A The Production Frontier and Real Income 30

B Specialization and the Gains from Trade 35

C Trade and Growth 39

D Industrial Trade Policy 44

3 Protectionism 51

A Import Tariffs 51

B Quotas and Nontariff Barriers 58

C Protection and Production 62

D Political Economy of Protection 65

4 Terms of Trade 73

A Offer Curves 73

B Tariffs and the Terms of Trade 80

C Tariff Games 84

D Terms of Trade in Natural Resources 89

Production and Trade

5 Constant Cost Production and Trade 99

A Constant Opportunity Costs 100

B Gains from Trade with Constant Costs 104

C Extending Constant Cost Trade Theory 107

D Applied Constant Cost Trade Theory 114

6 Factor Proportions Trade 121

A Specific Factors and Trade 121

B Two Factor Production and Trade 127

C Two Factors and Two Goods 131

D Applying Factor Proportions Trade Theory 141

7 Industrial Organization and Trade 151

A Price Searching Firms and Trade 152

B Intraindustry Trade 160

C Oligopoly Trade 165

D Other Theories of Trade 169

International Economic Integration

8 Migration and International Capital 181

A International Migration 182

B International Capital 190

C International Labor, Capital, and Income Distribution 194

D Migration, International Capital, and Trade 199

9 International Economic Integration 207

A Multinational Finns 208

B International Externalities 212

C International Political Economy 216

D Economic Integration 220

International Macroeconomics

10 Balance of Payments 231

A Elasticities and the Trade Balance 232

B The Current and Capital Accounts 237

C International Deficits and Surpluses 241

D Fiscal and Monetary Policies 244

11 Foreign Exchange Rates 251

A The Foreign Exchange Market 252

B Managed Exchange Rates 259

C Foreign Exchange Trading 263

D Foreign Exchange Risk 269

12 International Money and Financial Markets 275

A The International Credit Market 276

B FX Rates and International Finance 282

C International Money 288

D International Money and Finance 295

13 Open Economy Macroeconomics 303

A Micro Foundations 303

B Closed Economy Macroeconomics 309

C The Open Macro Economy 319

D The FX Rate and Inflation 331

Hints and Partial Answers 339

Acronyms 345

References 347

Subject Index 357

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