International Trade Theory and Policy

• Main Author: Gandolfo, Giancarlo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2014.
• Series: Springer Texts in Business and Economics,
• Subjects: International economics.; European Economic Community literature.; Economic policy.; Economics.; International Economics.; European Integration.; Economic Policy.

With contributions by Federico Trionfetti In the present text the author deals with both conventional and new approaches to trade theory and policy, treating all important research topics in international economics and clarifying their mathematical intricacies. The textbook is intended for undergrad...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Foundations of Trade Theory: The Classical Theory of Comparative Costs
• The Neoclassical Theory of International Trade
• The Heckscher-Ohlin Model
• The Four Core Theorems
• Some Refinements
• New Explanations for International Trade: The Precursors
• The Models
• Trade Policy: Tariff and Non-Tariff Barriers
• Free Trade vs Protection, and Preferential Trade Cooperation
• The "New" Protectionism
• Growth and Trade: International Trade and Growth - Comparative Statics
• International Trade and Growth - Dynamics
• Endogeneous Growth and Trade, Old and New
• Globalization: Globalization and Economic Geography
• Trade Integration and Wage Inequality
• Appendices.