Pugel, Thomas A.

International economics / Thomas A. Pugel. - 14th ed. - New York : McGraw-Hill/Irwin, c2009. - xxvi, 757 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 International economics is different. 2 The basic theory using demand and supply. 3 Why everybody trades : comparative advantage. 4 Trade : factor availability and factor proportions are key. 5 Who gains and who loses from trade? 6. Scale economies, imperfect competition, and trade. 7 Growth and trade. 8 Analysis of a tariff. 9 Nontariff barriers to imports. 10. Arguments for and against protection. 11 Pushing exports. 12 Trade blocs and trade blocks. 13 Trade and the environment. 14 Trade policies for developing countries. 15 Multinationals and migration : international factor movements. 16 Payments among nations. 17 The foreign exchange market. 18 Forward exchange and international financial investment. 19 What determines exchange rates? 20 Government policies toward the foreign exchange market. 21 International lending and financial crises. 22 How does the open macroeconomy work? 23 Internal and external balance with fixed exchange rates. 24 Floating exchange rates and internal balance. 25 National and global choices : floating rates and the alternatives. App. A The Web and the library : international numbers and other information. App. B Deriving production-possibility curves. App. C Offer curves. App. D The nationally optimal tariff. App. E Accounting for international payments. App. F Many parities at once. App. G Aggregate demand and aggregate supply in the open economy. App. H Devaluation and the current account balance. - References. - Index.

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International economic relations.
Commercial policy.
Foreign exchange.

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