Global Economic Issues and Policies

This introduction to all aspects of international economics, business and finance is the clearest guide available to the economics of the world we live in. Written in a highly engaging style, packed full of up-to-the minute, real-world case studies and pitched at introductory level, the book does an expert job of drawing students in and will leave them equipped with a comprehensive toolkit of methods and essential facts.

This fourth edition reflects continuing changes in the world economy and in the analysis of international economics. Chapter introductions, pedagogy and data have all been thoroughly updated throughout, including the addition of a new ‘Issues & Policies Notebook’ feature. Key topics for expansion and revision include:

Evolution of Comparative Advantage

Import Quotas and Subsidies

Services in Regional and Multilateral Trade Agreements

Migration

Balance of Payments Accounting

"Dollarization"

Unconventional Central Bank Policies

Territorial versus Worldwide Taxation and "Tax Inversions"

The text, which also offers a comprehensive companion website, is suitable for any introductory module in international economics and business, whether taught as part of an economics, business or international studies program. The text is also the ideal MBA level introduction to the global economy.

Joseph P. Daniels is Professor of Economics at Marquette University, USA. He and David VanHoose are also the co-authors of International Monetary and Financial Economics (2012).

David D. VanHoose is Professor of Economics?and?Herman W. Lay Professor of Private Enterprise at the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University, Texas, USA. He was previously Editor for Monetary Economics with the Journal of Economics and Business. He is the author of E-Commerce Economics, also published by Routledge.