本书是一本英文影印版教材，原著International Economics是国外一本经典的国际经济学教材，初版于1953年，先后由著名经济学家Charles Kindleberger、Peter Lindert和Thomas Pugel主笔，迄今已有近60年的悠久历史，其间顺应国际经济形势的发展而不断修改、补充和完善，成为当今世界领先的和最受欢迎的国际经济学教科书之一。
本书根据国内本科“国际金融”课程双语教学的需要，选取原著第15版国际金融部分的内容改编而成。第15版为最新版，在保持原著简明易懂、注重经济分析与经济政策应用的基础上，进行了较大的更新，如增加了对全球金融危机的论述，新增了“全球危机”专栏，丰富了“聚焦中国”专栏的内容，更新了案例及部分章节内容等。
本书篇幅适中，定价合理，非常适合本科双语教学使用，同时也可作为从事国际经贸工作者的参考书。

Chapter 1 International Economics Is Different
Four Controversies
Economics and the Nation-State
The Scheme of This Book

PART ONE UNDERSTANDING FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Chapter 2 Payments among Nations
Accounting Principles
A Country’s Balance of Payments
The Macro Meaning of the Current Account Balance
The Macro Meaning of the Overall Balance
The International Investment Position

Chapter 3 The Foreign Exchange Market
The Basics of Currency Trading
Case Study Brussels Sprouts a New Currency: ?
Case Study Foreign Exchange Trading
Demand and Supply for Foreign Exchange
Arbitrage within the Spot Exchange Market

Chapter 4 Forward Exchange and International Financial Investment
Exchange-Rate Risk
The Market Basics of Forward Foreign Exchange
Extension Futures, Options, and Swaps
International Financial Investment
International Investment with Cover
International Investment without Cover
Case Study The World’s Greatest Investor
Does Interest Parity Really Hold? Empirical Evidence
Global Crisis Covered Interest Parity Breaks Down
Case Study Eurocurrencies: Not (Just) Euros and Not Regulated

Chapter 5 What Determines Exchange Rates?
A Road Map
Exchange Rates in the Short Run
The Long Run: Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)
Case Study PPP from Time to Time
Case Study Price Gaps and International Income Comparisons
The Long Run: The Monetary Approach
Exchange-Rate Overshooting
How Well Can We Predict Exchange Rates?
Extension Tracking the Exchange-Rate Value of a Currency

Chapter 6 Government Policies toward the Foreign Exchange Market
Two Aspects: Rate Flexibility and Restrictions on Use
Floating Exchange Rate
Fixed Exchange Rate
Defense through Official Intervention
Exchange Control
International Currency Experience
Global Governance The International Monetary Fund

Chapter 7 International Lending and Financial Crises
Gains and Losses from Well-Behaved International Lending
Taxes on International Lending
International Lending to Developing Countries
Global Governance Short of Reserves? Call 1-800-IMF-LOAN
Financial Crises: What Can and Does Go Wrong
Extension The Special Case of Sovereign Debt
Global Crisis Insights and Parallels: This Time Is Not Different
Resolving Financial Crises
Reducing the Frequency of Financial Crises
Global Governance Mighty Joe Meets the Incredible Monetary Force

PART TWO MACRO POLICIES FOR OPEN ECONOMIES
Chapter 8 How Does the Open Macroeconomy Work?
The Performance of a National Economy
A Framework for Macroeconomic Analysis
Domestic Production Depends on Aggregate Demand
Trade Depends on Income
Equilibrium GDP and Spending Multipliers
A More Complete Framework: Three Markets
The Price Level Does Change
Trade Also Depends on Price Competitiveness

Chapter 9 Internal and External Balance with Fixed Exchange Rates
From the Balance of Payments to the Money Supply
From the Money Supply Back to the Balance of Payments
Sterilization
Monetary Policy with Fixed Exchange Rates
Fiscal Policy with Fixed Exchange Rates
Perfect Capital Mobility
Shocks to the Economy
Imbalances and Policy Responses
Case Study A Tale of Three Countries
Surrender: Changing the Exchange Rate
How Well Does the Trade Balance Respond to Changes in the Exchange Rate?

Chapter 10 Floating Exchange Rates and Internal Balance
Monetary Policy with Floating Exchange Rates
Fiscal Policy with Floating Exchange Rates
Shocks to the Economy
Case Study Why Are U.S. Trade Deficits So Big?
Internal Imbalance and Policy Responses
International Macroeconomic Policy Coordination
Global Crisis Liquidity Trap!
Case Study Can

托马斯•A•普格尔（Thomas A. Pugel），美国纽约大学斯特恩商学院经济学及国际商务学教授，斯特恩商学院优秀教学奖项目成员。拥有密歇根州立大学经济学学士学位和哈佛大学经济学博士学位。其主要研究及著作领域为国际产业竞争及政府的国际贸易政策和产业政策。普格尔教授曾任日本青山大学客座教授，并在中国工业科技管理大连培训中心任教。他于1991年荣获纽约大学杰出教学奖，并两次被斯特恩商学院评选为“年度教授”。