International Economics: International Edition

Sawyer, W. Charles; Sprinkle, Richard L.

ISBN 10 : 0132089971 ISBN 13 : 9780132089975

Editeur : Pearson, 2008

Synopsis

Book by W Charles Sawyer

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

W. Charles Sawyer is a Professor of Economics and International Business at the University of Southern Mississippi. He earned both a B.A. and M.A. from St. Mary's University and a Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas. He has also taught at the University of Arkansas, Louisiana State University, and the Helsinki School of Economics and Business. In addition to his academic teaching he has taught in a number of executive development programs for both the public and private sectors. He has served as a consultant for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

Professor Sawyer's primary research interests have been in the areas of international economics and economic development. He has authored or co-authored a number of research articles that have appeared in journals such as the Review of Economics and Statistics, the Journal of Regional Science, Economic Development and Cultural Change, and Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv. His current research focuses on the effects of international trade on U.S. states and regions. He is a member of the American Economic Association and the International Economics and Finance Society.

Richard L. Sprinkle is a Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at El Paso. Professor Sprinkle holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Arkansas with specializations in international economics, international finance, and applied econometrics. He currently teaches macroeconomics, econometrics, and international economics. Over the past 25 years he has been affiliated with the College of the Ozarks, Louisiana State University, the Helsinki School of Economics and Business, and the University of Texas at El Paso.

Professor Sprinkle's research has focused on U.S. international trade relations, and the effects of trade agreements on trade and employment. He has published numerous journal articles, books, chapters in books and technical documents, and he has received professional awards for both his research and teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Professor Sprinkle is the former Director of the Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric Trade at UTEP and currently holds the Western Hemispheric Trade Research Professorship.

Quatrième de couverture :

Addressing the changing face of economics education, Sawyer and Sprinkle's International Economics takes a thoroughly modern approach to the subject. This text provides a discussion of international economics that is more accessible to a wider range of students than is currently available in any other text. The authors shift the emphasis from teaching pure theory to the application of theory by using some of the most basic tools of economic analysis.

• Written for a Broader Range of Students. The authors address the topics at a level appropriate for a variety of majors in business or international relations, as well as for economics majors.
• Basic Tools of Analysis. Students can analyze international economics with the same tools learned in principles of economics courses.
• Asset Allocation. The text incorporates a modern asset allocation approach to open economy macroeconomics.
• Chapter on Intra-Industry Trade. Extensive coverage of a growing phenomenon that constitutes 40 percent of world trade.
• Web Support. Students can visit the book Web site at www.prenhall.com/sawyer for Web exercises and take practice quizzes and receive immediate feedback.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0132089971
• ISBN 13: 9780132089975
• Reliure: Livre broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 576