International economics / Thomas A. Pugel.

includes bibliographical references and index.

International economics Is different -- The basic theory using demand and supply -- Why everybody trades : comparative advantage -- Trade : factor availability and factor proportions are key -- Who gains and who loses from trade? -- Scale economies, imperfect competition, and trade -- Growth and trade -- Analysis of a tariff -- Non tariff barriers to imports -- Arguments for and against protection -- Pushing exports -- Trade blocs and trade blocks -- Trade and the environment -- Trade policies for developing countries -- Multinationals and migration : international factor movements -- Payments among nations -- The foreign exchange market -- Forward exchange and international financial investment -- What determine exchange rates? -- Government policies toward the foreign exchange market -- International lending and financial crises -- How does the open micro-economy work? -- Internal and external balance with fixed exchange rates -- Floating exchange rates and internal balance -- National and global choices: floating rates and the alternatives.