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Production Structure and International Trade /

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This book presents theoretical studies on several topics related to production structure and international trade. The topics selected are variable returns to scale, public intermediate goods and natural resources. The analysis of the stability of trade equilibrium includes some new ideas. All topics...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tawada, Makoto
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1989.
Series:Lecture notes in economics and mathematical systems ; 327.
Subjects:
Economics.
International economic relations.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Stability Properties of Trade Equilibrium
  • Pattern of Specialization, Gains from Trade and Variable Returns to Scale
  • The Heckscher-Ohlin-Samuelson Analysis of International Trade under Homothetic Production Externalities
  • Public Inputs and the Theory of International Trade
  • Natural Resources and the Dynamic Aspect of International Trade
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix I: The Stability of Dynamic Processes Allowing for Instantaneous Adjustment
  • Appendix II: Nonlinear Programming and the Production Transformation Surfaces.