International Economics is one of the most important and dynamic disciplines of economics. The subject has become all the more complex and interesting because of the interesting because of the intricacies involved in economic factors, international relations, and the socio-economic environment. This book captures all the recent developments in the international economics and business scenario. The contents of the book are divided into four parts. The first part contains - International Economics and Trade, Analytical Tools of International Economics, Theory of Comparative Costs, Modern Theories of International Trade, Hechscher- Ohlin Theory and Gains from International Trade. The second part includes-International Trade and Economic Development, Terms of Trade, Tariffs and International Trade, Contribution of Economic Growth to International Trade, Analysis of Growth Parameters, Free Trade vs. Protection, Non-Tariff Trade Barriers - Quota System, Dumping and State Trading. The third part comprises - Balance of Payments, Foreign Trade Multiplier, Monetary Policy-Fiscal Policy Mix and Foreign Exchange Management. The Fourth part includes - Strategy Towards Globalization, Theory of Economic Integration; Customs Union, Theory of Economic Integration: Regional Blocs and Grouping, WTO Framework, International Financial Institutions, GATS and National Income Determination. The book has a special section on Case pertaining to International Economics and International Business. The book has been written in a clear, crisp and lucid style. Authentic (up-to-date) data and proper illustrations have been provided to facilitate proper understanding of the subject. This book has been designed keeping in view the standard requirements of the undergraduate and postgraduate students of various areas of Economics, International Business and Management.

Over the last decade, empirical studies analyzing macroeconomic conditions that may affect the size of government spending multipliers have flourished. Yet, in spite of their obvious public policy importance, little is known about public investment multipliers. In particular, the clear theoretical implication that public investment multipliers should be higher (lower) the lower (higher) is the initial stock of public capital has not, to the best of our knowledge, been tested. This paper tackles this empirical challenge and finds robust evidence in favor of the above hypothesis: countries with a low initial stock of public capital (as a proportion of GDP) have significantly higher public investment multipliers than countries with a high initial stock of public capital. This key finding seems robust to the sample (European countries, U.S. states, and Argentine provinces) and to the identification method (Blanchard-Perotti, forecast errors, and instrumental variables). Our results thus suggest that public investment in developing countries would carry high returns.

This edited collection presents a post-Keynesian analysis of international economics and trade. The readings present original, state-of-the-art research by leading post-Keynesian scholars.