Lectures on International Trade
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1994. 5th edition. Very good copy in the colour-printed boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #391112
ISBN: 0262520842
Physical description: xi, 414 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Introduction -- The pattern of trade -- Model and analytic relationships in Ricardian theory -- Ricardian theory and the pattern of trade -- Some extensions of Ricardian theory -- Model and analytic relationships under the Heckscher-Ohlin theory -- The pattern of trade and the Heckscher-Ohlin theory -- Extensions of the Heckscher-Ohlin theory -- Alternative models and theories -- Tariffs, quotas, and transfers -- Tariffs and trade equilibrium -- Tariffs versus quotas -- Effective rate of protection -- The transfer problem -- Trade and welfare in an open economy -- Principal issues and policy instruments -- Gains from trade -- Measuring gains from trade -- Distortions : departures from free-trade optimality -- Monopoly power in trade -- Production externalities -- Monopoly in production -- Monopsony -- Wage differentials -- Generalized sticky wages -- Sector-specific sticky wages -- Noneconomic objectives -- Immiserizing growth -- Increasing returns -- Uniform versus preferential tariff reduction -- International capital flows -- International migration -- Recent theoretical developments -- Directly unproductive profit-seeking (DUP) activities -- Growth and welfare -- Shadow prices for project selection in open economies -- Twoness and duality -- Uncertainty. Subjects: International trade; Commercial policy; Commerce; International economic relations addresses, essays, lectures.
Price: €35.00