...International Economics (IE) and International Business (IB) are usually treated as two separate disciplines. With the advent of new trade theory the firm was reintroduced in IE and the fields more and more discuss the same topics. This book shows that IE as well as IB could benefit from each other....

... of the economically meaningful influence of fixed exchange rates and exchange rate regimes on trade. Further literature is discussed and investigated to give a broader scope of the subject. The chapter also demonstrates the value of gravity models as a successful empirical framework in international economics...

... Foreign direct investment FDI Journal of International Business Studies JIBS Journal of International Economics JIE Spillovers Technology Terpstra Vern Web of Science WoS database Brannen M Y Cantwell J Cross country analysis Distance Environments Ghemewat P Host countries Humer Steven...

... Germany Norway Rumelt Richard P Sweden China Manufacturing Offshoring Prices Hejazi W Matthews John A Outsourcing International Economics International Business survey of two disciplines The literatures on international business and international economics have diverged over the last fifty...