International Economics

2. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-19-956709-6
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 704 Seiten, Format (B × H): 192 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 1428 g

Flexible Organization: international trade and international money sections allow for use on multiple courses
Empirical data and case studies appear throughout to illustrate the theory and policy
Technical notes provide a further level of analysis, where needed
A Study Guide, accessible on the online resource centre, interacts with the book giving students access to a host of useful resources

New to this edition:

New chapters on the global crisis, firm heterogeneity, and global capital markets.
Restructuring of the money section which will now include the balance of repayments chapters.
Inclusion of additional pedagogy including further reading and weblinks.

Written from a European perspective and covering both trade and international finance, this innovative text provides a thoroughly up-do-date and comprehensive treatment of each area. The theory is illustrated with empirical evidence and an abundance of relevant case studies and brief accounts of the economists who have contributed to this area. A key feature of the book is the integrated Study Guide and Online Resource Centre that engages students and helps them prepare for exams.

Online Resource Centre

For Students:
- Figures from the book
- Study guide containing further practice questions and Excel simulations
- Self-study material with further explanations of concepts
- Adddtional Material on Zipf's Law to supplement the content in the book

For Lecturers:
- Answers to questions in the text
- PowerPoint slides

Zielgruppe

Second and third year undergraduate economics students taking a module in International Economics/International Economy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Marrewijk, Charles Van

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Internationale Finanzmärkte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Internationaler Handel
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Internationale Finanzmärkte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Introduction
1: The World Economy
2: Global Crisis
Part IIA: Comparative Advantage
3: Technology
4: Production Structure
5: Factor Prices and Production
6: Factor Abundance
7: Trade Policy
Part IIB: Competitive Advantage
8: Imperfect Competition
9: Intra-Industry Trade
10: Strategic Trade Policy
11: Trade Organizations
12: Economic Integration
Part IIC: Trade Interactions
13: Geographical Economics
14: Multinationals
15: Trade and Growth
16: Firm Heterogeneity
Part IIIA: Money Basics
17: The Balance of payments
18: The Money Market
19: Foreign Exchange Markets
20: Purchasing Power Parity
21: Interest Rate Parity
Part IIIB: Exchange Rates
22: The Monetary Approach
23: Short-run Economic Policy
24: Expectations and Sticky Prices
25: New Macroeconomics
Part IIIC: Policy and Credibility
26: Exchange Rate Regimes
27: Credibility
28: Financial Crises
29: Optimal Currency areas
30: Global Capital Markets
31: Concluding Remarks

Über Autor(innen)

Charles Van Marrewijk, Professor of International Economics, Utrecht University and Director of the Tjalling C. Koopmans Institute

Contributors:
Daniël Ottens works for IMC Financial Markets
Stephan Schueller is Associate Director at APG, All Pensions Group