Books in the Frontiers of Economics and Globalization series

Offers comprehensive and analytical literature surveys of the central questions regarding the linkages between intellectual property protection, international trade and investment, and economic growth. This book covers such questions as policy coordination in IPR, dispute resolution, and markets for technology and technology transfer.

Forecasting in the presence of structural breaks and model uncertainty are active areas of research with implications for practical problems in forecasting. This book addresses forecasting variables from both Macroeconomics and Finance, and considers various methods of dealing with model instability and model uncertainty when forming forecasts.

Culture plays a central role in our understanding of migration as an economic phenomenon. This title emphasises on the distinctions in culture between migrants, the families they left behind, and the local population in the migration destination.

Intends to present the developments in the methodology and practice of CGE techniques as they apply to various issues in international trade policy. This title is suitable for academic researchers working in trade policy analysis and applied general equilibrium, and advanced graduate students in international economics.

Volume 14 focusses on: the environmental influence of globalization and China, environmental impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on host countries, international openness and a variety of topics relating to environmental regulation and impact, productivity, data and climate change.

Food insecurity can result from various events. While an adequate food supply is necessary, when food is abundant the entitlement to food is limited by endowments, the ability to trade, and potential transfers. This volume considers trends in economic growth, agricultural productivity growth, income and other policies that shape food security.