Multinational Enterprise and Economic Analysis

The third edition of this highly accessible book is designed for people who want to understand how multinational firms “work” and what their consequences for the economy and for political choices are. It is designed to be readily useful to students of economics and business administration and to scholars (teachers and researchers) with interests in multinational enterprises.

Incorporates the additions to our knowledge of multinationals accumulated in research in the past decade.

Richard E. Caves is Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy, Emeritus, at Harvard University. He is the author of many articles on multinational enterprise and other topics in the fields of international economics and industrial organization. He is the co-author of a leading textbook on international economics, World Trade and Payments. His most recent books deal with the arts and entertainment industries, Creative Industries: Contracts between Art and Commerce and Switching Channels: Organization and Change in TV Broadcasting.