Research Catalog

Title

International economics : theory and policy / Paul R. Krugman, Princeton University, Maurice Obstfeld, University of California, Berkeley, Marc J. Melitz, Harvard University.

Author

Krugman, Paul R.

Publication

Boston : Pearson, [2015]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Obstfeld, Maurice.
• Melitz, Marc J.

Description

xxxii, 753 pages : illustrations, maps; 27 cm

Summary

"International Economics: Theory and Policy provides engaging, balanced coverage of the key concepts and practical applications of the two main topic areas of the discipline. For both international trade and international finance, an intuitive introduction to theory is followed by detailed coverage of policy applications. With this new tenth edition, the author team of Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman, renowned researcher Maurice Obstfeld, and Marc Melitz of Harvard University continues to set the standard for International Economics courses."--Publisher's website.

Series Statement

Pearson series in economics

Uniform Title

Pearson series in economics.

Subject

• International economic relations
• International finance

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

part 1. International trade theory. World trade : an overview ; Labor productivity and comparative advantage : the Ricardian model ; Specific factors and income distribution ; Resources and trade : the Heckscher-Ohlin model ; The standard trade model ; External economies of scale and the international location of production ; Firms in the global economy : export decisions, outsourcing, and multinational enterprises -- part 2. International trade policy. The instruments of trade policy ; The political economy of trade policy ; Trade policy in developing countries ; Controversies in trade policy -- part 3. Exchange rates and open-economy macroeconomics. National income accounting and the balance of payments ; Exchange rates and the foreign exchange market : an asset approach ; Money, interest rates, and exchange rates ; Price levels and the exchange rate in the long run ; Output and the exchange rate in the short run ; Fixed exchange rates and foreign exchange intervention -- part 4. International macroeconomic policy. International monetary systems : an historical overview ; Financial globalization : opportunity and crisis ; Optimum currency areas and the Euro ; Developing countries : growth, crisis, and reform -- Mathematical postscripts.

Call Number

JFF 18-717

ISBN

• 9780133423648
• 0133423646
• 9780133423631
• 0133423638
• 9780133423679
• 0133423670

LCCN

2013046411

OCLC

863195739

Author

Krugman, Paul R.

Title

International economics : theory and policy / Paul R. Krugman, Princeton University, Maurice Obstfeld, University of California, Berkeley, Marc J. Melitz, Harvard University.

Publisher

Boston : Pearson, [2015]

Edition

10th edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Pearson series in economics

Pearson series in economics.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Obstfeld, Maurice.

Melitz, Marc J.

Research Call Number

JFF 18-717