" How should we maximise the welfare of a community? Do governments tax and spend
efficiently?--What effect has behavioural economics had on the analysis of public …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to establish the benefits of free trade, to examine the
reasons and outcomes of protectionist policies, and to evaluate the rationale behind trade …

This paper considers the spatial distribution of economic activities in the European Union. It
has three main aims.(i) To describe the data that is available in the EU and give some idea …

There is no lack of good international economics textbooks ranging from the elementary to
the advanced, so that an additional drop in this ocean calls for an explanation. In the present …

Abstract This article reconstructs Adam Smith's theory of international trade and compares it
with the way it is presented in modern textbooks as the theory of absolute advantage. This …

Thought-provoking and clearly explained, the new edition provides students of international
economics and international business with a rigorous explanation of global economic theory …

This new edition has been rewritten to provide an up-to-date, clear and comprehensive
account of the most important developments currently taking place in the world economy …

A key obstacle to fundamental tariff reform in many countries is the revenue loss that it
ultimately implies. This paper establishes and explores a simple and practicable strategy for …

This paper analyses the impact of China-Africa trade relations both at the aggregate African
and at the national level of a selected sample of countries. The paper confirms that there are …

A key goal of the COMESA Treaty () was to stimulate sustainable economic growth in the
region through increased trade between member states. On the basis of a 1980–2010 …