International Economics: Theory and Policy
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- Author：Paul Krugman
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Summary
Renowned researchers Paul Krugman and Maurice Obstfeld set the standard for international economics courses with the text that remains the market leader in the U。S。 and around the world。 International Economics: Theory and Policy is a proven approach in which each half of the book leads with an intuitive introduction to theory and follows with self-contained chapters to cover key policy applications。 The Eighth Edition integrates the latest research， data， and policy in hot topics such as outsourcing， economic geography， trade and environment， financial derivatives， the subprime crisis， and China's exchange rate policies。
Reviews
Annalisa
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L’argomento è molto interessante ma anche molto ma molto complicato。 Il primo volume l’ho trovato molto più scorrevole。 Questo， nonostante il grande interesse per la materia， a tratti mi annoiava。bisognerebbe rileggerlo almeno una seconda volta per comprendere a pieno tutto。
José Leal
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I try this book for my globalization class， I didn’t like it to much， i find it not digestible
Huseyin Karamelikli
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The book has very useful knowledge for undergraduate students。 But this book has a distinctive methodology for analyses。
James Millikan SJ
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Krugman and Obstfeld's easy to follow writing style makes for a quick and engaging read。 Trade， political economy， protectionism， development， and various topics in fiscal and monetary policy are all clearly and succinctly presented — a feat that explains its popularity in introductory international economics courses。At times the authors' focus on clear communication papered over some of the finer theoretical details， and the mathematical models were somewhat more basic than I was expecting in f Krugman and Obstfeld's easy to follow writing style makes for a quick and engaging read。 Trade， political economy， protectionism， development， and various topics in fiscal and monetary policy are all clearly and succinctly presented — a feat that explains its popularity in introductory international economics courses。At times the authors' focus on clear communication papered over some of the finer theoretical details， and the mathematical models were somewhat more basic than I was expecting in for a university text， but these defects are （mostly） made up for by its solid case studies and a clear logical structure。 Recommended to students of politics， international relations， and history; economics majors would probably be better served by a more computationally-focused book。 。。。more
Kiliyan
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This has all the information， but it's not written all that well。 Compared to the clarity of Mankiw for example， this is lacking。 It was mostly repeating stuff I learnt in my seminar in a more convoluted way。 Of course， if your prof is not as clear and structured， then this will certainly inform you very well， albeit with a high volume of reading to do。 I do prefer a selection of works / essays on the topics covered though。 This has all the information， but it's not written all that well。 Compared to the clarity of Mankiw for example， this is lacking。 It was mostly repeating stuff I learnt in my seminar in a more convoluted way。 Of course， if your prof is not as clear and structured， then this will certainly inform you very well， albeit with a high volume of reading to do。 I do prefer a selection of works / essays on the topics covered though。 。。。more
Marian
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I had to read this for uni。 I learnt a lot and it used some great examples。
Matthias
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A fine read for everyone who seeks to establish a personal and fundamental understanding of today's complex economic world。 A fine read for everyone who seeks to establish a personal and fundamental understanding of today's complex economic world。 。。。more
Ibrahim Niftiyev
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I tried to teach from this book and it turns out that for non-USA residents it is hard to study this specific language。 There are a lot of things that developing countries experience in their interaction with the word and this book does not cover them much。 I am not gonna say that this book is incompetent or whatsoever， however constellation of the general equilibrium around the only USA perspective does not provide you the necessary space to be flexible。 Nevertheless， still， a nice book to cove I tried to teach from this book and it turns out that for non-USA residents it is hard to study this specific language。 There are a lot of things that developing countries experience in their interaction with the word and this book does not cover them much。 I am not gonna say that this book is incompetent or whatsoever， however constellation of the general equilibrium around the only USA perspective does not provide you the necessary space to be flexible。 Nevertheless， still， a nice book to cover many themes at the same time。 。。。more
Najeeb Khan
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studied this book last year and found it boring in the start but after the third chapter it makes me addicted to international economics。。。 downloaded its slides too。
Matt
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A great undergrad introduction to international economics and finance。While some familiarity with basic economic principles would help the reader immensely - opportunity cost and marginal benefit/cost， comparative vs。 absolute advantage， no-arbitrage pricing conditions， imperfect market structures， etc。 - the authors take time to properly define concepts and use intuitive examples to explain them。Additionally， the story boxes provide handy historical case studies as well as offer differing opini A great undergrad introduction to international economics and finance。While some familiarity with basic economic principles would help the reader immensely - opportunity cost and marginal benefit/cost， comparative vs。 absolute advantage， no-arbitrage pricing conditions， imperfect market structures， etc。 - the authors take time to properly define concepts and use intuitive examples to explain them。Additionally， the story boxes provide handy historical case studies as well as offer differing opinions on contentious topics such as the effects of freer trade policies in the developed and developing world， the risks of different exchange rate regimes， and so on。I wish my undergrad International Finance course used this instead of Madura's， which favored a strictly firm-level analysis and focused principally on application， although its coverage of derivatives as hedging/speculating instruments was largely absent from Krugman and Obstfeld's textbook。 。。。more
Fernando
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Krugman gets to the point， greed is what drives this world wide economic system， not a fair comparative advantage。 Otherwise he couldn't defend a salary of a white collar job of 2 million dollars a year over 56 cents by hour in factory in other parts of the world。 Krugman gets to the point， greed is what drives this world wide economic system， not a fair comparative advantage。 Otherwise he couldn't defend a salary of a white collar job of 2 million dollars a year over 56 cents by hour in factory in other parts of the world。 。。。more
Dorotea
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Goodreads has a character limit that the summary exceeded by a lot - so here's the link to it。 Goodreads has a character limit that the summary exceeded by a lot - so here's the link to it。 。。。more
Sergio
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Libro interesante， con bastante información teórica， histórica y ejemplos que facilitan el entendimiento de conceptos económicos para los que no tenemos una educación fuerte en materias económicas y matemáticas。 Considerando que son más de 700 páginas， no se hizo tan largo de leer。Lamentablemente， debo reconocer que a veces me sentí superado por la parte más teórica del texto， y en particular cuando se empezaba a hablar de ecuaciones y gráficos。 De seguro como texto de algún curso， dedicándole e Libro interesante， con bastante información teórica， histórica y ejemplos que facilitan el entendimiento de conceptos económicos para los que no tenemos una educación fuerte en materias económicas y matemáticas。 Considerando que son más de 700 páginas， no se hizo tan largo de leer。Lamentablemente， debo reconocer que a veces me sentí superado por la parte más teórica del texto， y en particular cuando se empezaba a hablar de ecuaciones y gráficos。 De seguro como texto de algún curso， dedicándole el tiempo a estas secciones un poco más áridas y con la guía de un profesor era mucho más entendible y llevadero， pero para los que lo quieran leer sin más acompañamiento puede ser algo complicado。Lo que eché de menos， pero no es culpa del autor sino de la edición del texto que elegí， fue un análisis a hechos un poco más recientes en el ámbito económico， como la crisis sub prime。 La edición que leí es del 2006 y fuera quedaron cosas más contingentes， aunque el aspecto histórico de mayor antigüedad fue bien tratado。En definitiva se lleva cuatro estrellas porque era un texto claro y no tan abrumador， me refrescó varios conceptos que había aprendido hace tiempo y tenía olvidados， aunque se cargaba a veces demasiado a las fórmulas y eso dificultaba la lectura。 。。。more
Nick Geiser
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Excellent， comprehensive introduction to international trade， international finance， and open-economy macro。
Sarah
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This was a very informative read and I highly recommend it for anyone seeking deeper knowledge of international economics。 It covered both macro and microeconomics topics， formulas， and models in an approachable way。 This book really shines in helping the reader to understand international economic laws and policies and the role of the WTO， GATT， TRIPS， and so on。 After following up some of the things I learned with outside research I found a lot of my long held opinions on economic policies wer This was a very informative read and I highly recommend it for anyone seeking deeper knowledge of international economics。 It covered both macro and microeconomics topics， formulas， and models in an approachable way。 This book really shines in helping the reader to understand international economic laws and policies and the role of the WTO， GATT， TRIPS， and so on。 After following up some of the things I learned with outside research I found a lot of my long held opinions on economic policies were changed。 So， be careful if you believe in strict trade regulations and hate to venture from the echo chamber。 。。。more
Irakli
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Ryan Vamondo
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It is a very good and comprehensive book for International Trade and International Macroeconomics。
Leonora
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I want to read
Motasem
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i can find some data frome this book
Lynn Johnson
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I got this book for a course I was taking at George Washington University。 I didn't much care for the teacher's teaching methods nor the book。 The book seems well written， but not easy to understand。 I only read small parts of it for the 1 semester class。 Very dry reading。 I got this book for a course I was taking at George Washington University。 I didn't much care for the teacher's teaching methods nor the book。 The book seems well written， but not easy to understand。 I only read small parts of it for the 1 semester class。 Very dry reading。 。。。more
Nanci **Warning**IWasASailor⚓️MyMouthisDirty
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My brain hurts
Bayarmaa
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I need to read it
Rizwan
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A great text on trade - quite popularly used as a text for introductory trade and international economics classes in colleges。
Patrick Trümpi
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Brain wash for freetraders。。。。no good facts about how asian countries really became rich。 Neoclassics for poverty！
Martín
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As clear as water。As accurate as swiss watch。
Ana
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This was my school book for two classes: International trade and Trade policy。 I liked it because of its complexity and graphs and examples。
Diego
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Gran libro introductorio a los temas de la economía internacional， fácil de seguir y aprender de forma individual
Estela
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This book was a nightmare。 The authors used up whole pages filled with useless information to make a point that could've been made in a much simpler and shorter way， and this was the case in every single chapter。 I'm thinking that they figured it'd make it all the clearer that way， but in my case it only made me more confused。If you need it for a class I'd suggest you search for an alternative。 This book was a nightmare。 The authors used up whole pages filled with useless information to make a point that could've been made in a much simpler and shorter way， and this was the case in every single chapter。 I'm thinking that they figured it'd make it all the clearer that way， but in my case it only made me more confused。If you need it for a class I'd suggest you search for an alternative。 。。。more
Jake Losh
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It's a very good text for undergraduate international macro courses but a little too light on the math for my tastes。 Still， I recommend to anyone who's interested in learning more about international macro and "big" economic questions like why we went off the gold standard （and why we were on it to begin with）。 It's a very good text for undergraduate international macro courses but a little too light on the math for my tastes。 Still， I recommend to anyone who's interested in learning more about international macro and "big" economic questions like why we went off the gold standard （and why we were on it to begin with）。 。。。more
Richard
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