Overview

This new text is about positive and normative issues in international trade and focuses on methods of applied analysis. The text includes essential theory sections and chapters dealing with imperfect competition and other new trade theory topics. It will also identify the implications and weaknesses of the various theories and models in terms of empirical implementation. In summary the text provides a complete and up to date approach to applied international trade analysis.

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Author:   Harry P. Bowen ,  etc. ,  Abraham Hollander ,  Jean-Marie Viaene (Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands)
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   1.020kg
ISBN:  

9780333614594

ISBN 10:   0333614593
Pages:   680
Publication Date:   20 May 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

PART 1: THE TRADING WORLD: PATTERNS AND POLICY The Pattern of International Trade and Factor Flows The Instruments and Environment of Trade Policy PART 2: COMPETITIVE MARKETS: TRADE AND TRADE POLICY The Ricardian Framework The Factor-Abundance Model Trade Policy Factor Specificity, Mobility and Unemployment Multidimensional Extensions of Trade Theory Empirical Tests of the Factor-Abundance Model PART 3: IMPERFECTLY COMPETITIVE MARKETS: TRADE AND TRADE POLICY Imperfect Competition Trade Policy in Imperfectly Competitive Markets Multinational Production PART 4: SPECIAL TOPICS Economic Integration Exchange Rates and International Trade Growth and International Trade Appendix: Data Methods and Sources References and Additional Reading

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'This text represents a refreshing change from the usual publications on international trade. It is both highly reflective and analytical, yet still informative.' - Dr Hans Mackenstein, Cardiff University

'This text represents a refreshing change from the usual publications on international trade. It is both highly reflective and analytical, yet still informative.' - Dr Hans Mackenstein, Cardiff University

Author Information

HARRY P. BOWEN is Professor of Economics at Vlerick-Leuren-Gent Management School. He is a Research Economist of the National Bureau of Economic Research and has written extensively on international trade in many journals, including the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics and the Review of Economics and Statistics. ABRAHAM HOLLANDER is Associate Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics, University of Montreal, and Associate Researcher at the Centre de Recherche et Developpement en Economique (CRDE). He has written extensively in journals like the European Economic Review, the International Journal of Industrial Organization and the Journal of International Economics. JEAN-MARIE VIAENE is Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at Erasmus University, Rotterdam. He is a Research Fellow at the Tinbergen Institute and has publications on international economics in many journals, including Economic Letters, the European Economic Review and the Journal of International Economics.

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