International Economics

505 Pages·2017·7.575 MB·English

by  James Gerber

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International Economics
James Gerber
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BrIEF ConTEnTS
Preface 17
ParT 1 Introduction and Institutions 25
Chapter 1 An Introduction to the World Economy 26
Chapter 2 International Economic Institutions Since World War II 41
ParT 2 International Trade 65
Chapter 3 Comparative Advantage and the Gains from Trade 66
Chapter 4 Comparative Advantage and Factor Endowments 89
Chapter 5 Beyond Comparative Advantage 118
Chapter 6 The Theory of Tariffs and Quotas 140
Chapter 7 Commercial Policy 162
Chapter 8 International Trade and Labor and Environmental Standards 182
ParT 3 International Finance 207
Chapter 9 Trade and the Balance of Payments 208
Chapter 10 Exchange Rates and Exchange Rate Systems 238
Chapter 11 An Introduction to Open Economy Macroeconomics 274
Chapter 12 International Financial Crises 300
ParT 4 regional Issues in the Global Economy 331
Chapter 13 The United States in the World Economy 332
Chapter 14 The European Union: Many Markets into One 358
Chapter 15 Trade and Policy Reform in Latin America 389
Chapter 16 Export-Oriented Growth in East Asia 416
Chapter 17 China and India in the World Economy 445
Glossary 471
Index 483
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ConTEnTS
Preface 17 Capital Flows and the Debt of
Developing Countries (Chapters 2,
ParT 1 Introduction and 9, and 12) 38
Latin America and the World
Institutions 25
Economy (Chapter 15) 38
Chapter 1 an Introduction to the Export-Led Growth in East Asia
World Economy 26 (Chapter 16) 38
Introduction: International Economic China and India in the World
Integration 26 Economy (Chapter 17) 39
Elements of International Economic Vocabulary 39 • Study Questions 39
Integration 27
The Growth of World Trade 28
Chapter 2 International Economic
Capital and Labor Mobility 30
Institutions Since
Features of Contemporary
World War II 41
International Economic Relations 32
Trade and Economic Growth 34 Introduction: International Institutions
and Issues Since World War II 41
Twelve Themes in International
International Institutions 41
Economics 35
A Taxonomy of International
The Gains from Trade and New Trade
Economic Institutions 42
Theory (Chapters 3, 4, and 5) 35
Wages, Jobs, and Protection The ImF, the World Bank, and
(Chapters 3, 6, 7, and 8) 35 the WTo 43
Trade Deficits (Chapters 9, 11, and 12) 36 The IMF and World Bank 43
Regional Trade Agreements The GATT, the Uruguay Round,
(Chapters 2, 13, and 14) 36 and the WTO 44
The Resolution of Trade Conflicts CASE STUDY: The GATT Rounds 46
(Chapters 2, 7, and 8) 36 regional Trade agreements 47
The Role of International Five Types of Regional Trade
Institutions (Chapters 2, 8, and 12) 37 Agreements 47
Exchange Rates and the CASE STUDY: Prominent Regional
Macroeconomy (Chapters 10 Trade Agreements 48
and 11) 37 Regional Trade Agreements and
Financial Crises and Global the WTO 50
Contagion (Chapter 12) 37 For and Against RTAs 51
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