Overview
- Proposes new perspectives in Trade Policy Research and discusses development in trade theory and gravity modeling to date
- Offers insights into trade, finance and economy wide relations across regions, using partial and general equilibrium analysis and econometric models
- Provides insights into the direction that the Indian economy can take so as to be main thrust player for world economy growth
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Developments in Trade Theory, Gravity Modeling and Its Applications
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Some Applications of General Equilibrium Analysis
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About this book
This book discusses the developments in trade theories, including new-new trade models that account for firm level trade flows, trade growth accounting using inverse gravity models (including distortions in gravity models), the impact of trade liberalization under the aegis of regional and multilateral liberalization efforts of economies using partial and general equilibrium analysis, methodologies of constructing ad valorem equivalents of non-tariff barriers, volatility spillover effects of financial and exchange rate markets. The main purpose of the book is to guide researchers working in the area of international trade, especially focused on empirical analysis of trade policy issues by updating their knowledge on issues related to trade theory, empirical methods, and their applications. The book would prove useful for policy makers, academicians, and researchers.Â
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Somesh K. Mathur is Professor of Economics in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. He has published in journals like Review of International Economics, World Economy, Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance, Economic and Political Weekly, Journal of Quantitative Economics, Global Economy Journal, and more.Â
Rahul Arora is a Ph.D. student in Economics in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. His broader area of research is Quantitative analysis of International Trade.
Sarbjit Singh is a Ph.D. student in Economics in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. Â His broader area of research is Quantitative analysis of International Trade.Â
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Theorizing International Trade
Book Subtitle: An Indian Perspective
Editors: Somesh K. Mathur, Rahul Arora, Sarbjit Singh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1759-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-1758-2Published: 11 January 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9441-5Published: 07 June 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-1759-9Published: 28 November 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 419
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 32 illustrations in colour
Topics: Asian Economics, Trade, Econometrics, Development Economics