In this chapter we present a selective analytic survey of some of the main results of trade under oligopoly.  We concentrate on three topics: oligopoly as an independent determinant of trade, as illustrated by the reciprocal-markets model of Brander (1981); oligopoly as an independent rationale...

This paper studies the welfare losses from tariff protection in a general model of a small, open economy where some factors are internationally mobile. It is shown that, whether or not the economy remains incompletely specialized, international factor mobility must raise the cost of protection....

The theory of international trade is one of the oldest subfields of economics. This chapter provides an overview of the present state of positive trade theory, concentrating on developments, at the same time it draws attention to the continuity in the development of the subject. It discusses the...