Globalization and the growing integration of national markets have had profound effects on the operation of markets, not least labour markets. In this book, a range of leading commentators on globalization and labour markets present original contribution on the interaction between these two...

"German and European immigration policies have only recently begun to cope with the inevitable: growing labor demand in the face of high unemployment and a shrinking labor force due to demographic change. Despite the implementation of Germany's first immigration act and several European...

This book provides new evidence on the magnitude and sources of pay inequalities between women and men in European countries and New Zealand on the basis of micro data. Particular attention is devoted to job access and workplace practices, promotions and wage growth, sectoral affiliation and...

Amarjit Kaur examines wage labour's role in economic growth and change in Southeast Asia since 1840. Her study focuses on globalization; the international division of labour and how transnational economic processes shaped and continue to shape labour systems. There are five main themes - labour...

This book deals with the financial side of international economics and covers all aspects of international finance. There are many books and articles by exponents of alternative points of view. I know of no other book that provides the scope, balance, objectivity and rigor of this book. the late...

Preface -- 1 Growth and International Trade: Introduction and Stylized Facts -- Part I: Growth -- 2 Modeling the Growth of the World Economy: The Basic Overlapping Generations Model -- 3 Steady State, Factor Income, and Technological Progress -- 4 Economic Growth and Public Debt in the World...

Introduction and Overview -- Part One–International Trade Theory -- The Origins of Trade Theory -- The Ricardian Trade Model.- Factor Intensity -- Stripping Away Ricardo’s Assumptions -- Trade Barriers and Protectionism -- Part Two–Global Macroeconomics -- Global Macroeconomics -- Exchange...

Historical Progress of International Trade Theory -- Mercantilism -- Specie-flow Mechanism -- Adam Smith and Division of Labour -- Ricardo and Comparative Costs -- J.S. Mill and Reciprocal Demand -- Mill and Infant Industry -- Marx and International Exploitation -- Marshall and Offer Curve --...