Handbook of International Trade, Volume 1 [Hardcover]

This handbook is a detailed exploration of the theories, policies, and issues stemming from the field of International Trade. Written by specialists in the field, the chapters focus on four important areas: factor proportions theory, trade policy, investment, and new trade theory. The extensive analysis covers such topics as the Heckscher-Ohlin Trade Model and the Stolper-Samuelson Price Link, as well as wages, antidumping, and political economics.

• Explores the theories, policies and issues stemming from the field of International Trade.
• Focuses on factor proportions theory, trade policy, investment, and new trade theory.
• Includes analyses of the Heckscher-Ohlin Trade Model and the Stolper-Samuelson Price link.

Introduction.

Part I: Factor Proportions Theory:.

1. Trade Theory and Factor Intensities: An Interpretive Essay: Ronald W. Jones (University of Rochester).

2. Implications of Many Industries in the Heckscher-Ohlin Trade Model: E. Kwan Choi (Iowa State University).

3. Robustness of the Stolper-Samuelson Price Link: Henry Thompson (Auburn University).

4. Specialization and the Volume of Trade: Do the Data Obey the Laws: James Harrigan (Federal Reserve Bank of New York).

5. The Factor Content of Trade: Donald R. Davis and David E. Weinstein (Columbia University).

6. Global Production Sharing and Rising Inequality: A Survey of Trade and Wages: Robert C. Feenstra (University of California, Davis) and Gordon H. Hanson (University of California, San Diego).

7. External Economies in the International Trade Theory: A Survey: Jae-Young Choi (Lamar University) and Eden Yu (City University of Hong Kong).

Part II: Trade Policy:.

1. The Political Economy of Trade Policy: EmplÃs