This volume examines important topical issues in normative trade theory and welfare economics. In particular, it seeks to investigate how far the potential gainfulness of international trade can be extended in an increasingly globalized world. The first section focuses on the gains from trade in...

Magnetization and ac-susceptibility measurements are used to characterize the mixed phase of the high-temperature cuprate superconductor La<Subscript>2-x</Subscript>Sr<Subscript>x</Subscript>CuO<Subscript>4</Sub script> over a large range of doping (0.075 <InlineEquation ID="Equ1"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">$\leq~x\leq$</EquationSource> </InlineEquation> 0.20). The first order vortex lattice phase transition line H<Subscript>FOT</Subscript>(T), the upper critical field...</subscript></equationsource></inlineequation><//sub></subscript></subscript></subscript>

Many developing countries are establishing a new export sector by accepting foreign direct investment. Developing a three-sectors three-factors general equilibrium model with tariff, this paper considers the condition under which the acceptance of direct investment is desirable for the...