Positive and Normative Analysis in International Economics

This volume addresses profound issues in international economics, with contributions from leading researchers on the implications of trade. Empirical studies address preferential trading arrangements, global imbalances and exchange rates, facilitating an understanding of how the economy functions and enabling detailed policy evaluation.

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MURRAY KEMPis Professor Emeritus at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He obtained his Ph.D from the Johns Hopkins University, USA, and taught at McGill University, Canada, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, and the University of New South Wales, Australia. He has contributed mainly to the pure theory of international trade and to the economics of exhaustible resources.

HIRONOBU NAKAGAWA is Professor of Economics at Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan. He obtained his M.B.A. from New York University, USA, and his Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University, USA. His research focuses on international macroeconomics and finance. His research has been published in journals such as the Journal of Monetary Economics and Journal of International Money and Finance.

TATSUYA UCHIDA is Professor of Economics at Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan. He obtained his Ph.D. in International Economics from Aoyama Gakuin University. His research interest is in applied microeconomics, especially industrial organization and managerial economics.

Inhalt
Normative Trade Theory To Bribe or not to Bribe for Free Trade Innovations and International Trade Comparative Cost and Factor Endowments Social Welfare and Pareto Improvement Cost Harmonization and Welfare Capacity Constraint and Export Subsidies Subcontracting or Exporting with Flexible Manufacturing Inward FDI and the Size of the Market Unionization and the Environment The Price Effects of MERCOSUR Global Imbalances and Exchange Rates Regulation, Quality Adjustment and Relative Price Changes Continued Openness and Reforms for Agriculture