An accessible introduction to international economics for students from a non-economics background. Its European focus and emphasis on real world examples mean it is well suited to a business-oriented approach with examples from a number of different sectors to help cement understanding of key concepts. HENK JAGER is Professor of International Economics at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He was visiting professor at the Catholic UniversityLeuven, Anton de Kom University of Surinam, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), and the University of Antwerp. He has published numerous articles in the field of international finance, has contributed to books and written for journals such as Journal of International Economics, Journal of International Money and Finance, European Economic Review, and Review of World Economics. He has also (co-)edited several books and special journal issues on wide-ranging topicsas the economics of international security, the EMU and economic decision-making. CATRINUS JEPMAis Professor of Energy and Sustainability at the Universityof Groningen. From 1994 to 2007 he was (coordinating) lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which was jointly awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. He is currently Scientific Director of the Energy Delta Gas Research Program and Scientific Director of the Energy Delta Institute, both in the Netherlands. He has lectured on international economics for over 25 years and is the author of several publications on issues related to international economics, energy and the environment. INDICE: Preface - Aspects of International Economics - Internationalization and the World Economy - International Trade Theory - International Production Factors, Foreign Direct Investment, and the Multinational Enterprise - TradePolicy: A Welfare Theory Analysis - Modern Arguments Relating to Protection -Trade Policy and Market Reforms: A Microeconomic Analysis - The Practice of Protection - Business, Government and Lobbying - Economic Integration - The Balance of Payments and the Foreign-exchange Market - International Capital Flows- Exchange-rate Explanation and Prediction - Exchange-rate Systems and Effects - International Risk: Types and Hedges - International Monetary Cooperation - A Financial Obstacle to Economic Development: The World Debt Crisis - A Financial Obstacle to Economic Development: Currency Crises - Irrevocably Fixed Exchange Rates: Recent Experiences - Bibliography - Index - -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-20241-2
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 424
- Fecha Publicación: 09/12/2011
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