International Economics [Hardcover]

Hendrik van den Berg (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072397969 | ISBN-13: 978-0072397963 | Publication Date: March 6, 2003 | Edition: 1

Author Hank Van den Berg had a fourteen-year career in the US State Department and with multinational companies overseas prior to getting his PhD at the University of Wisconsin. As a result, international economics has been a favorite subject for him. After eleven years of teaching International Economics in a variety of Colleges at the University of Nebraska (Business Administration, Arts and Sciences, and Architecture), Hank was ready to begin his own text. He was particularly interested in writing a book that would engage students more than the existing ones do and appeal to the diverse audience he has taught (adult students, students from a variety of countries, students with a variety of academic interests).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 672 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 1 edition (March 6, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072397969
• ISBN-13: 978-0072397963
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #635,189 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Gentle Ease into the Subject, February 11, 2007

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Jason A. Beineke "Blackstone Series" (OMAHA, NE, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: International Economics (Hardcover)

I am currently using this text book for an independent study and am finding that Dr. Van den Berg eases the reader into the subject gently, instead of other texts that I have used for my Economic education that slam information at you without any explanation or discussion notes. This text also makes good use of scenarioes and explaining the models that are used.

The text is meant for a 300-level course in Economics, preferably after a student has completed his or her studies in the fundamentals of economics and the intermediate micro and macro texts. Still, I am finding this text much easier to work with than the Intermediate Microeconomics text that I had to read previously.

I also recommend the study guide that Dr. Van den Berg has written for this course, which provides a slimmed down version of the text and makes a good complement to the text.