International economics : theory and policy / Paul R. Krugman, Princeton University, Maurice Obstfeld, University of California, Berkeley, Marc J. Melitz, Harvard University.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface --
Introduction --
International trade theory --
World trade : an overview --
Labor productivity and comparative advantage : the ricardian model --
Specific factors and income distribution --
Resources and trade: the heckscher-ohlin model --
The standard trade model --
External economies of scale and the international location of production --
Firms in the global economy: export decisions, outsourcing, and multinational enterprises --
International trade policy --
The instruments of trade policy --
The political economy of trade policy --
Trade policy in developing countries --
Controversies in trade policy --
Exchange rates and open-economy macroeconomics --
National income accounting and the balance of payments --
Exchange rates and the foreign exchange market : an asset approach --
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 --
International macroeconomic policy --
International monetary systems: an historical overview --
Financial globalization : opportunity and crisis --
Optimum currency areas and the euro --
Developing countries: growth, crisis, and reform.

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