product title: International Economics: Theory and Policy, Global Edition, 12th Edition

For courses in international economics, international finance, and international trade

International Economics: Theory and Policy provides engaging, balanced coverage of the key concepts and practical applications of theory and policy around the world. Divided into two halves, with the first devoted to trade and the second to monetary questions, the text provides an intuitive introduction to theory and events as well as detailed coverage of the actual policies put into place as a response. In the 12th Edition, important economic developments are highlighted, with many lessons drawn from the recent COVID-19 pandemic experience. Using examples like these, the text equips students with the intellectual tools for understanding the changing world economy and economic implications of global interdependence.

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New to this edition

• The following chapters provide new or updated discussion of:
  • the impacts of Brexit and COVID-19 (Chapter 7)
  • firms' global sourcing decisions and the new USMCA treaty (Chapter 8)
  • US-China trade tensions (Chapter 10)
  • the effects of the Trump trade war on global trade and the COVID-19 pandemic (Chapter 19)
  • the Dec. 2020 EU-UK trade deal plus the prior withdrawal agreement and its implications for the Irish border (Chapter 21)
  • euro area policy innovations in response to COVID-19 (Chapter 21)
• Case Studies engage students with theory and practice, using real-world applications and events that provide important historical context. New case studies examine the potential link between import competition from developing countries and declines in manufacturing employment in the US (Chapter 4), the gains to US consumers from Chinese imports (Chapter 6), and the distributional consequences of the Trump trade war (Chapter 9).
• Special Boxes offer vivid illustrations and videos of points made in the text, to better explain particular concepts in an engaging fashion and help students better understand key material. New boxes discuss President Trump's trade war (Chapter 4), the impact of trade shocks on developing countries (Chapter 6), currency manipulation (Chapter 19), the global financial cycle (Chapter 22), and much more.

Table of contents

• 1. Introduction
• PART ONE: INTERNATIONAL TRADE THEORY
• 2. Word Trade: An Overview
• 3. Labor Productivity and Comparative Advantage: The Ricardian Model
• 4. Specific Factors and Income Distribution
• 5. Resources and Trade: The Heckscher-Ohlin Model
• 6. The Standard Trade Model
• 7. External Economies of Scale and the International Location of Production
• 8. Firms in the Global Economy: Export and Foreign Sourcing Decisions and Multinational Enterprises
• PART TWO: INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY
• 9. The Instruments of Trade Policy
• 10. The Political Economy of Trade Policy
• 11. Trade Policy in Developing Countries
• 12. Controversies in Trade Policy
• PART THREE: EXCHANGE RATES AND OPEN-ECONOMY MACROECONOMICS
• 13. National Income Accounting and the Balance of Payments
• 14. Exchange Rates and the Foreign Exchange Market: An Asset Approach
• 15. Money, Interest Rates, and Exchange Rates
• 16. Price Levels and the Exchange Rate in the Long Run
• 17. Output and the Exchange Rate in the Short Run
• 18. Fixed Exchange Rates and Foreign Exchange Intervention
• PART FOUR: INTERNATIONAL MACROECONOMIC POLICY
• 19. International Monetary Systems: A Historical Overview
• 20. Financial Globalization: Opportunity and Crisis
• 21. Optimum Currency Areas and the Euro
• 22. Developing Countries: Growth, Crisis, and Reform