Lectures on International Trade - 2nd Edition [Paperback]

Jagdish N. Bhagwati (Author), Arvind Panagariya (Author), T N. Srinivasan (Author), T. N. Srinivasan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 10, 1998

The greatest strength of this thoroughly revised and expanded edition of Lectures on International Trade is its rigorous algebraic and geometric treatment of the various models and results of trade theory. The authors, who now include Arvind Panagariya, offer both policy insights and empirical applications. They have added nine entirely new chapters as well as new sections to several existing chapters (e.g., a greatly expanded treatment of the growing theory of preferential trade agreements).

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A comprehensive treatment of both positive and normative tradetheory, this second edition includes new chapters on thespecific-factors model, economies of scale, strategic trade policy,and endogenous growth. Graduate students will appreciate the lucidwriting and the judicious mix of algebra and diagrams." Gene Grossman , Jacob Viner Professor of International Economics,Princeton University

About the Author

Douglas Holtz-Eakin is a Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.

Harvey S. Rosen is John L. Weinberg Professor of Economics and Business Policy at Princeton University.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 628 pages
• Publisher: The MIT Press; second edition edition (July 10, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0262522470
• ISBN-13: 978-0262522472
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #988,990 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best book in international trade, December 29, 2003

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SamBK (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lectures on International Trade - 2nd Edition (Hardcover)

The book tries to solve most of the mathematical problems by diagrams and it skips algebra and regorous reasoning in most cases. Few chapters overcome this or have technical appendices. The technicality and theory is below graduate level. The book is fit more for an undergraduate program. A lot of ideas are being touched on (or cited) very briefly that makes it somehow confusing and forces one to refer to papers to get a more complete discussion. Chapters are very short (there are 34 chapters in 602 pages!) and normally jump into conclusions without enough reasoning. Also note that chapters don't have exercises. Some chapters are well written, while others are just a shadow of the whole idea. I think this book can be used to give you some idea what internation trade is, but it is not a complete package.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best thoughts in international trade compiled, February 15, 2003

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Denis Benchimol Minev "Amazonia" (Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lectures on International Trade - 2nd Edition (Hardcover)

This book contains all the very best thinking done in international trade. The book is very densely written, and definitely aimed at those taking graduate level courses (with a good mathematical background). The explanations are very good, especially for graphs (a major shortcoming of most economics texts I think). This book serves as a permanent one-volume reference to any issues regarding international trade.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent book to learn from, October 13, 2002

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man (earth) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lectures on International Trade - 2nd Edition (Hardcover)

Although international trade theory/international economics is not the field I would like to specialize in, this is one of the textbooks I would like to buy and keep as a reference. The writing is clear; the authors make an effort to explain almost every step of an equation. Moreover, the graphs are fully explained. I highly recommend this book. I regret that I only used this book for one course, so we were not able to use it more. For graduate level trade theory, I do not think this textbook has a competitor.