国际经济学第一章绪论.ppt

Shandong Institute of Bussiness and Tecchnology International Economics Introduction By: Mengjun XIE Phone E-mail:mjxie3@163.com Shandong Institute of Bussiness and Technology What’s this module about? The core of International Economics: The Exchange activities among the nations -- From the angle of commodity: International Trade Part I: International Trade Theory Part II: International Trade Policy -- From the angle of currency: International Finance Part III: Exchange Rates Part IV: International Macroeconomic Policy What’s this module about? Countries engage in international trade for two basic reasons: They are different from each other in terms of climate, land, capital, labor, and technology. They try to achieve scale economies in production. What’s this module about? The basic principle under both situations: 通过交换两国都可能获得潜在的收益。每个国家都可以专业生产其具有比较优势的商品而不是生产所有的商品；每个国家都可以从其他国家获得其本国不易生产的商品。 How to Study? Reading—You are strongly suggested to work your way through (at least) the required readings as the course progresses!! Lectures--are designed to cover the most fundamental issues and provide a foundation for the readings Recommended Reading Paul Krugman and Maurice Obstfeld (2000 ) :International Economics: Theory and Policy by, 6th edition, HarperCollins J, Xue., J, Tong K, Li. (2000), International Economics, Higher Education Press (Chinese Vision) Thomas A. Pugel (2005): International Finance, 12th Edition. Published by McGraw-Hill Education (Asia Co.) China Renmin University Press Steven Husted Michael Melvin (2002): International Economics, 5th Edition, Higher Education Press Pearson Education. Dominick Salvatore (2004): International Economics, 8th Edition, Tshinghua University Press. How to use our textbook? Preview is