200 Years of Ricardian Trade Theory Challenges of Globalization /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jones, Ronald W. (Editor), Weder, Rolf (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Globalization.; International economics.; Economics.; International Economics.; History of Economic Thought/Methodology.

This book offers a comprehensive and insightful reflection on David Ricardo’s ingenious theory of international trade. Divided into three parts, Part I presents the “birthday boy”, his concept and the many applications and insights that have been derived from it, particularly in modern times. Part I...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Celebrating 200 Years of Ricardian Trade Theory
• Part I David Ricardo and the Ricardian Trade Theory: 1817 to Today
• David Ricardo: His Personality, his Time and his Principles
• David Ricardo’s “On Foreign Trade”: The Original Idea
• The Standard Ricardian Trade Model
• The Ricardian Trade Theory: Implications and Applications
• Part II Scientific Conference “Celebrating 200 Years Ricardian Trade Theory” on May 12, 2017 at the University of Basel in Switzerland
• The Main Contribution of the Ricardian Trade Theory
• Comments on “The Main Contribution of the Ricardian Trade Theory” by Ronald W. Jones
• Discussion about “The Main Contribution of the Ricardian Trade Theory”
• Mill and Ricardo: The Genesis of Comparative Advantage
• Comments on “Mill and Ricardo: The Genesis of Comparative Advantage” by Roy J. Ruffin
• Discussion about “Mill and Ricardo: The Genesis of Comparative Advantage”
• Putting Ricardian Trade Theory to Work in 2017: Current Empirical Analyses
• Comments on “Putting Ricardian Trade Theory to Work in 2017: Current Empirical Analyses” by Jonathan Eaton
• Short Discussion about “Putting Ricardian Trade Theory to Work in 2017: Current Empirical Analyses”
• The Relevance of Ricardian Trade Theory for the Political Economy of Trade Policy
• What Next for Ricardo? Incorporating More Trade Distortions
• 200 Years of Ricardian Trade Theory: The Missing Dynamics
• Final Panel Discussion: Wilfred J. Ethier, Simon Evenett, Esteban Rossi-Hansberg and Rolf Weder
• Part III Back to the Future: Challenges of 2017 and the Original Idea of 1817
• Current Challenges of Globalization in the Light of the Ricardian Trade Theory
• On Foreign Trade. Chapter VII of On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation (1817).