International economics : theory and policy /
Paul R. Krugman, Maurice Obstfeld.
- 3rd edition
- New York : HarperCollins College Publishers, c1994.
- xxix, 795 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Labor productivity and comparative advantage: the Ricardian model -- Specific factors and income distribution -- Resources and trade: The Heckscher-Ohlin model -- The standard trade model -- Economies of scale, imperfect competition, and international trade -- International factor movements -- Regional economic issues -- The instruments of trade policy -- The political economy of trade policy -- Trade policy in developing countries -- Industrial policy in advanced countries -- National income accounting and the balance payments -- Exchange rates and the foreign exchange market: as 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 -- The international monetary system, 1870-1973 -- Macroeconomic policy and coordination under floating exchange rates -- Optimum currency areas and the European experience -- The global capital market: performance and policy problems -- Developing countries: debt, stabilization, and reform -- International economic problems of former communist countries.
Using a step-by-step approach, this text builds a unified framework that helps students understand both the trade and monetary side of international economics. It includes three new chapters covering regional economic issues, optimum currency areas and the European Community.
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