International Economy

Klappentext This text is a rigorous introduction to international economics for upper-level undergraduates and above. Zusammenfassung This text is a rigorous introduction to international economics for upper-level undergraduates and above. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Part I. Introduction: 1. The nation as an economic unit; Part II. International Trade Theory and Policy: 2. Comparative advantage and the gains from trade; 3. Economic efficiency and comparative advantage; 4. Factor endowments and comparative advantage; 5. Factor substitution and a modified Ricardian model; 6. Factor substitution and the Heckscher-Ohlin model; 7. Imperfect competition and international trade; 8. Trade and factor movements; 9. Instruments and uses of trade policy; 10. The evolution of trade policy; 11. The future of the trading system; Part III. International Monetary Theory and Policy: 12. The balance of payments and foreign exchange market; 13. Incomes and the current account; 14. Exchange rates and the current account; 15. Interest rates and the capital account; 16. Expectations, exchange rates, and the capital account; 17. Stocks, flows, and monetary equilibrium; 18. Asset markets, exchange rates, and economic policy; 19. The evolution of the monetary system; 20. The future of the monetary system; Appendices; List of abbreviations; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Peter B. Kenen
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.01.2000
• EAN: 9780521644358
• ISBN: 978-0-521-64435-8
• No. of pages: 624
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; trade agreements, International Economics, Monetary Economics, International Trade, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / Economics & Trade, International economic & trade law, Public international law: economic and trade, Tariffs, Public international law, economic and trade: tariffs