TY - BOOK AU - Krugman,Paul R. AU - Obstfeld,Maurice AU - TI - International economics: theory and policy. T2 - The Pearson series in economics SN - 9781292214870 AV - HF1359.K78 U1 - 337 21 PY - 2018/// CY - London PB - Pearson KW - International economic relations KW - International finance N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents: Introduction: What is international economics about? -- 1. International trade theory: World trade- an overview -- Labor productivity and comparative advantage -- Specific factors and income distribution -- Resources and trade -- The standard trade model -- External economies of scale and the international location of production -- Firms in the global economy -- 2. International trade policy: The instruments of trade policy -- The political economy of trade policy --Trade policy in developing countries -- Controversies in trade policy -- 3. Exchange rates and open-economy macroeconomics: National income accounting and the balance of payments -- Exchange rates and the foreign exchange market -- Money, interest rates and exchange rates -- Price levels and the exchange rate in the long run -- Output and the exchange rate in the short run -- Fixed exchange rates and foreign exchange intervention -- 4. International macroeconomic policy: International monetary systems -- Financial globalization -- Optimum currency areas and the Euro -- Developing countries-growth, crisis and reform -- Mathematical postscripts -- ER -