International economics / Robert C. Feenstra, University of California, Davis, Alan M. Taylor, University of California, Davis.

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Feenstra, Robert C. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
Third edition.
Published/​Created
New York, NY : Worth Publishers, 2014.
Description
1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 27 cm

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    Combining classic international economics with straight-from-the- headlines immediacy, Feenstra and Taylor's text seamlessly integrates the subject's established core content with topic areas and ideas that have emerged from recent empirical studies.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Introduction to International Trade
    • ch. 1 Trade in the Global Economy
    • 1.International Trade
    • The Basics of World Trade
    • Headlines Sum of iPhone Parts: Trade Distortion
    • Application Is Trade Today Different from the Past?
    • Map of World Trade
    • Trade Compared with GDP
    • Barriers to Trade
    • "First Golden Age" of Trade
    • "Second Golden Age" of Trade
    • Headlines A Sea Change in Shipping
    • Years Ago
    • 2.Migration and Foreign Direct Investment
    • Map of Migration
    • Map of Foreign Direct Investment
    • 3.Conclusions
    • Key Points, Key Terms, and Problems
    • pt. 2 Patterns of International Trade
    • ch. 2 Trade and Technology: the Ricardian model
    • 1.Reasons for Trade
    • Proximity
    • Resources
    • Absolute Advantage
    • Side Bar Can Comparative Advantage Be Created? The Case of "Icewine"
    • Comparative Advantage
    • Side Bar David Ricardo and Mercantilism
    • 2.Ricardian Model
    • The Home Country
    • The Foreign Country
    • Note continued: Application Comparative Advantage in Apparel, Textiles, and Wheat
    • 3.Determining the Pattern of International Trade
    • International Trade Equilibrium
    • Application Labor Productivity and Wages
    • 4.Solving for International Prices
    • Home Export Supply Curve
    • Application The Terms of Trade for Primary Commodities
    • 5.Conclusions
    • ch. 3 Gains and Losses from Trade in the Specific-Factors Model
    • 1.Specific-Factors Model
    • Overall Gains from Trade
    • Application How Large Are the Gains from Trade?
    • 2.Earnings of Labor
    • Determination of Wages
    • Change in Relative Price of Manufactures
    • Application Manufacturing and Services in the United States: Employment and Wages across Sectors
    • Application Trade Adjustment Assistance Programs: Financing the Adjustment Costs of Trade
    • 3.Earnings of Capital and Land
    ISBN
    • 9781429278423 ((alk. paper))
    • 1429278420 ((alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2013957830
    OCLC
    870425784
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