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Trade is a cornerstone concept in economics worldwide This updated second edition of the essential graduate textbook in international trade brings readers to the forefront of knowledge in the field & prepares students to undertake their own research In Advanced International Trade Robert Feenstra integrates the most current theoretical approaches with empirical evidence & these materials are supplemented in each chapter by theoretical & empirical exercises Feenstra explores a wealth of material such as the Ricardian & Heckscher-Ohlin models extensions to many goods & factors & the role of tariffs"as & other trade policies He examines imperfect competition offshoring political economy multinationals endogenous growth the gravity equation & the organization of the firm in international trade Feenstra also

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