Theory of International Trade

Theory of International Trade
Author: Avinash K. Dixit
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1980-09-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521299695

This book emphasizes that a trading equilibrium is general rather than partial, and is often best modeled using dual or envelope functions.

International Trade Theory and Policy

International Trade Theory and Policy
Author: Giancarlo Gandolfo
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 669
Release: 2013-08-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3642373143

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 undergraduates, graduates and researchers alike. It addresses undergraduate students with extremely clear language and illustrations, making even the most complex trade models accessible. In the appendices, graduate students and researchers will find self-contained treatments in mathematical terms. The new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the latest research on international trade.

International Trade Theory

International Trade Theory
Author: Wei-Bin Zhang
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 415
Release: 2008-04-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3540782656

The development of international trade theory has created a wide array of different theories, concepts and results. Nevertheless, trade theory has been split between partial and conflicting representations of international e- nomic interactions. Diverse trade models have co-existed but not in a structured relationship with each other. Economic students are introduced to international economic interactions with severally incompatible theories in the same course. In order to overcome incoherence among multiple theories, we need a general theoretical framework in a unified manner to draw together all of the disparate branches of trade theory into a single - ganized system of knowledge. This book provides a powerful – but easy to operate - engine of analysis that sheds light not only on trade theory per se, but on many other dim- sions that interact with trade, including inequality, saving propensities, education, research policy, and knowledge. Building and analyzing various tractable and flexible models within a compact whole, the book helps the reader to visualize economic life as an endless succession of physical ca- tal accumulation, human capital accumulation, innovation wrought by competition, monopoly and government intervention. The book starts with the traditional static trade theories. Then, it develops dynamic models with capital and knowledge under perfect competition and/or monopolistic competition. The uniqueness of the book is about modeling trade dyn- ics.

The Essence Of International Trade Theory

The Essence Of International Trade Theory
Author: Noritsugu Nakanishi
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2018-10-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9813274409

This textbook aims to explain the principles in international trade theory and show how some useful trade models work. The book concentrates on two fundamental issues in international trade, that is, the 'determinants of trade patterns' and the 'welfare gains from trade' in various economic environments. Chapters 1 through 3 assume perfect competition and explore the workings of the Ricardian model, the Heckscher-Ohlin-Samuelson model, the Specific Factors model and more recent development of the Eaton-Kortum model. Chapter 4 examines various welfare criteria and their relation to the 'social utility function' and, then, proves the basic gains-from-trade proposition. Chapters 5 and 6 examine the implications of imperfect competition using a unified oligopolistic model and variations of the monopolistically competitive model. The roles of the strategic interaction among firms, the economies of scale, product differentiation, the heterogeneity of firms, and the geographic distribution of agents will be highlighted. Chapter 7 deals with some trade policy issues such as the effects of tariffs, the relation of tariffs to other policy measures, and the so-called strategic trade policies.

International Trade Theory and Competitive Models

International Trade Theory and Competitive Models
Author: Ronald Winthrop Jones
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: International trade
ISBN: 9789813200661

World-renowned economist Ronald W. Jones gets to the essence of international trade theory in this collection of articles that span over half a century of his published work. As the global economy has grown, so too has the need for a deeper rooted understanding of trade -- and its assorted benefits. With clear, simplifying prose, Jones elucidates the Ricardian, Heckscher-Ohlin, and Specific-Factors models of general equilibrium theory. Jones' pioneering work anticipates, among other changes in our time, the creation of far-flung supply chains brought about by the falling costs of service links. The theoretical, technical, and historical insights in the text are peppered with personal notes that capture modern intellectual development in the field, providing a bedrock foundation in international trade for students and practitioners alike.

Aspects of the Theory of Tariffs (Collected Works of Harry Johnson)

Aspects of the Theory of Tariffs (Collected Works of Harry Johnson)
Author: Harry Johnson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 467
Release: 2013-07-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134624123

An internationally acknowledged authority on all aspects of the theory of international trade and payments, this book collects Harry Johnson’s contributions to the study of international trade, including a critique of the theory of effective protection. The book discusses: the integration of income distribution and other aspects of the economy into the positive theory of tariffs the issues raised by the use of tariffs to promote economic development the implications of distortions of various kinds in the working of competition for tariff theory and policy the costs of protection the implications of effective protection for world economic development and the economic effects of trade preferences the question of free trade and the extent to which it requires the harmonization other aspects of economic policy.

The Gravity Model in International Trade

The Gravity Model in International Trade
Author: Peter A. G. van Bergeijk
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2010-06-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1139488287

How do borders affect trade? Are cultural and institutional differences important for trade? Is environmental policy relevant to trade? How does one's income or wage relate to the fact that trade partners are nearby or far away? These are just some of the important questions that can be answered using the gravity model of international trade. This model predicts and explains bilateral trade flows in terms of the economic size and distance between trading partners (e.g. states, regions, countries, trading blocs). In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in this model and it is now one of the most widely applied tools in applied international economics. This book traces the history of the gravity model and takes stock of recent methodological and theoretical advances, including new approximations for multilateral trade resistance, insightful analyses of the measurement of economic distance and analyses of foreign direct investment.