WTO and world trade : challenges in a new era ; with 47 figures and 23 tables

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World trade is not only an economic but also a social, political, environmental, labor and legal matter. Economists and government planners aim at finding the efficient trade policy which enhances economic welfare and growth in a more harmonious and sustainable way. This book contains 12 articles from internationally renowned experts in the field of world trade. The contributions cover a variety of pressing topics related to trade theory, trade policy, WTO and their relationship. They provide in-depth analysis of some of the trade issues currently discussed by academics and politicians, such as resource allocation, income distribution, employment, growth, technology transfer, heterogeneous markets, intra-industry trade as well as environmental issues. TOC:Introduction.- Part A: Trade Theory: Non-Drastic Technology Transfer in an International Oligopol; Income Redistribution, Trade Prices, and International Capital in Simulated Trade Models; On Two Elementary Propositions on Customs Unions; Trade with Labor Market Distortions and Heterogeneous Labor: Why Trade Can Hurt; The Impact of Intra-Industry Trade on the Environment; International Business Cycle Transmission in a Dynamic Multi-Sectoral Heckscher-Ohlin-Model.- Part B: Trade Policy: Political Support or Contributions: An Empirical Investigation of US Trade Policy; Minimum Quality Standard and International Rivalry in Quality and Price; Reforms of Quantitative Import Restrictions and Fair Wage Unemployment.- Part C: WTO: Trade Games: Modeling WTO's Role in Trade Disputes; Modelling the Impact of China's WTO Membership on Its Investment and Growth: A New Flexible Keynesian Approach; WTO Dispute Settlement in Action: An Economic Analysis of Four EU-US Mini Trade Wars

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• ISBN: 9783790815795 ; 3790815799
• Dimensions: 24 cm
• Extent: VI, 324 S.
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: graph. Darst. ; Literaturangaben

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Handel, Kommunikation, Verkehr
• Keyword: World Trade Organization ; Welthandel ; Theorie ; Welthandel ; Handelspolitik

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Heidelberg, New York
• (who): Physica-Verl.
• (when): 2005
• Contributor: Heiduk, Günter

Further information

• Table of contents: https://d-nb.info/973475943/04
• Rights: Bei diesem Objekt liegt nur das Inhaltsverzeichnis digital vor. Der Zugriff darauf ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 11.06.2025, 1:51 PM CEST