Lectures on International Trade, Second Edition

Name: Lectures on International Trade, Second Edition
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ISBN: 9780262522472

ISBN-10: 0262522470

ISBN-13: 9780262522472

Edition: 2nd 1998

Authors: Jagdish N. Bhagwati, Arvind Panagariya, T. N. Srinivasan

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The greatest strength of this revised edition of Lectures on International Trade is its rigorous algebraic and geometric treatment of the various models and results of trade theory. The authors offer policy insights and empirical applications.

Book details

List price: $60.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 9/28/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 614
Size: 6.94" wide x 10.06" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.794
Language: English



Preface to the Second Edition



Introduction



Theories of International Trade



Model and Analytic Relationships in Recardian Theory



Ricardian Theory and the Pattern of Trade



Some Extensions of Ricardian Theory



Model and Analytic Relationships under the Heckscher-Ohlin Theory



Pattern of Trade and the Heckscher-Ohlin Theory



Specific-Factors Model



Generalizations and Empirical Verification of the Heckscher-Ohlin Theory



Dual Approach: Basic Tools



Mathematical Analysis of the 2 x 2 and 2 x 3 Models



Economies of Scale



Trade Interventions and Transfers



Tariffs and Trade Equilibrium



Tariffs versus Quotas



Other Commercial Policy Instruments



Effective Rate of Protection



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



Imperfect Competition and Trade Policy



Uniform versus Preferential Tariff Reduction



International Capital Flows



International Migration



Recent Theoretical Developments



Directly Unproductive Profit-Seeking (DUP) Activities



Trade Reform



Growth and Welfare



Endogenous Growth, Innovation, and Trade



Shadow Prices for Project Selection in Open Economies



Uncertainty



Alternative Elasticity Formulas



Basic Results of the 2 x 2 Neoclassical Model of Trade Theory



Classical Comparative-Statics Model and Analytical Relationships


Index