Theory of international trade : a dual, general equilibrium approach /
This book expounds trade theory emphasizing that a trading equilibrium is general rather than partial, and is often best modelled using dual or envelope functions. This yields a compact treatment of standard theory, clarifies some errors and confusions, and produces some new departures. In particula...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Welwyn :
J. Nisbet : Cambridge University Press,
1980.
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Colección: | Cambridge economic handbooks.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Preface; Contents; 1. THE THEORY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE; 1. Comparative Advantage; 2. The Pattern of Trade; 3. Factor Price Equalization; 4. Welfare and the Terms of Trade; 5. A Remark on the Basic Model; Notes; 2. SUPPLY AND DEMAND USING DUALITY; 1. Production: the Revenue Function; 2. Production: Cost Functions; 3. Comparative Statics of Production; 4. Consumption; Notes; 3. INTERNATIONAL EQUILIBRIUM AND THE GAINS FROM TRADE; 1. Autarky; 2. Gains from Trade; 3. International Equilibrium; 4. Some Extensions; Notes
- 4. TRADE, SPECIALIZATION AND FACTOR PRICES1. Comparative Advantage and Trade Patterns; 2. Comparative Advantage and Factor Endowments; 3. Characteristics of a Free Trade Equilibrium; 4. Factor Price Equalization; Notes; 5. COMPARATIVE STATICS; 1. Transfer of Goods; 2. Factor Supply Changes; 3. Changes in Technology; 4. Factor Movements; 5. Tariffs and the Terms of Trade; 6. Tariffs and Income Distribution; 7. Effective Protection; Notes; 6. WELFARE AND TRADE POLICY; 1. Optimum Tariffs and Domestic Taxes; 2. Policy Responses to Distortions and Constraints; 3. Partial Reforms of Policies
- 4. Customs UnionsNotes; 7. MONEY AND THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS; 1. The Small Country Case; 2. General Equilibrium and Comparative Statics; 3. Stability of the Long-Run Equilibrium; 4. The Elasticities Approach; Notes; 8. TRADE AND PAYMENTS WITH FIXED PRICES; 1. Small Country with Sticky Wages; 2. International Equilibria; 3. All Prices Sticky; Notes; 9. SCALE ECONOMIES AND IMPERFECT COMPETITION; 1. Trade and Competition; 2. Product Selection; 3. Product Differentiation and Intra-Industry Trade; 4. Concluding Remarks; Notes; MATHEMATICAL APPENDIX; 1. Linear algebra and geometry
- 2. Functions and Differentiation3. Optimization; 4. Applications: Cost and Revenue Functions; References; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX