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Author: Robert C. Feenstra (University of California)
Publisher: MIT Press Ltd
Imprint: MIT Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.363kg
ISBN: 9780262062800
ISBN 10: 0262062801
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 06 August 2010
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This book provides the most comprehensive treatment to date of the role of 'product variety' in international trade. Starting with an overview of the main theoretical concepts, Robert Feenstra takes the reader step by step through the measurement and identification challenges of empirical work that tries to quantify the gains from variety. The book is a must-read not only for graduate students, but for anyone who is interested in familiarizing herself with the latest developments in international trade. --Penny Goldberg, Professor of Economics, Princeton University This book is a brilliant exploration of the implications of recent theories of international trade for one of the most important questions in the field: how large are the gains from trade? Feenstra takes the models apart to shed light on the basic mechanisms at play and then masterfully uses the data to understand their quantitative significance. --Andres Rodriguez-Clare, Professor of Economics, Pennsylvania State University Robert Feenstra masterfully synthesizes trade theory and evidence in a volume that provides the foundation for how economists should think about the modern theory of the gains from trade. This book is one of the most important monographs produced in the last two decades and will be required reading for anyone interested in why countries gain from trade. --David E. Weinstein, Columbia University
This book provides the most comprehensive treatment to date of the role of 'product variety' in international trade. Starting with an overview of the main theoretical concepts, Robert Feenstra takes the reader step by step through the measurement and identification challenges of empirical work that tries to quantify the gains from variety. The book is a must-read not only for graduate students, but for anyone who is interested in familiarizing herself with the latest developments in international trade.
Author Information
Robert C. Feenstra is Professor of Economics and C. Bryan Cameron Distinguished Chair in International Economics at the University of California, Davis. He directs the International Trade and Investment Program at the NBER and is the author of Advanced International Trade: Theory and Evidence and Offshoring in the Global Economy: Microeconomic Structure and Macroeconomic Implications (MIT Press, 2010).
