International trade and agriculture /

• Main Author: Koo, Won W.
• Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kennedy, P. Lynn.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2005.
• Subjects: International trade.; Produce trade.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > Marketing.; POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > Trade & Tariffs.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > General.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Exports & Imports.; Electronic books; Electronic books.
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In an increasingly globalized world, an understanding of the role of international trade is central to the study of agricultural economics and agribusiness. This text interweaves these two elements, explaining the theories and practices relevant to agricultural trade. Using real-life examples to exp...

Table of Contents:

• Classical theory of comparative advantage
• Comparative advantage with two factors of production
• Comparative advantage and factor endowments : the Heckscher-Ohlin theorem
• Imperfect competition and economies of scale in trade
• The partial equilibrium analysis of international trade
• Trade restrictions : tariffs
• Non-tariff trade barriers
• Domestic support policies and trade
• Multilateral trade negotiations and U.S. trade policy
• Economic integration
• Foreign exchange markets and the exchange rate
• Agricultural trade and the exchange rate
• International capital movements and multinational corporations
• Agricultural trade and economic development
• Trade and the environment.