Edward M. Feasel is the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Economics at Soka University of America, USA. He received his bachelor's degree in Economics from Yale University and completed his doctoral degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley. His research interests are in economic outcomes and societal values, regional economic issues, the Orange County economy, economic growth and its relation to development assistance and trade, and effects of monetary and fiscal policy. He is the author of Japan's Aid: Lessons for Economic Growth, Development and Political Economy.

‘This book presents an excellent summary of relevant facts about exports, trade policy, and economic growth across countries in different regions of the world over a period of two centuries since the 1820s… Overall, this is an excellent reference book for those who study or intend to study trade policy, exports, and economic growth, and their interrelations. It is a source of enormous information with references to relevant and related literature and insights. This is an extremely useful reference for trade policy‐makers as well.’ ─ Regional Science Policy and Practice, Volume 1, Issue 2, 2019

• 1. Introduction 2. Exports, Trade Policy and Economic Growth: Demand Side Growth Accounting and an Overview of Theoretical and Empirical Evidence 3. Exports in the First Era of Globalization and Interwar Years: Trade Policy and Export Expansion Measures 4. Exports, Trade Policy and Economic Trends in the Postwar Era 5. Exports and Economic Growth: A New Assessment of the Postwar Era 6. Regional Trade Agreements and their Impact of Exports (Co-written with Daiki Kumazawa) 7. The Importance of Export-led Growth: Time Series and Panel Data Evidence (Co-written with Daiki Kumazawa) 8. Challenges Confronting Globalization

Edward M. Feasel is the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Economics at Soka University of America, USA. He received his bachelor's degree in Economics from Yale University and completed his doctoral degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley. His research interests are in economic outcomes and societal values, regional economic issues, the Orange County economy, economic growth and its relation to development assistance and trade, and effects of monetary and fiscal policy. He is the author of Japan's Aid: Lessons for Economic Growth, Development and Political Economy.

‘This book presents an excellent summary of relevant facts about exports, trade policy, and economic growth across countries in different regions of the world over a period of two centuries since the 1820s… Overall, this is an excellent reference book for those who study or intend to study trade policy, exports, and economic growth, and their interrelations. It is a source of enormous information with references to relevant and related literature and insights. This is an extremely useful reference for trade policy‐makers as well.’ ─ Regional Science Policy and Practice, Volume 1, Issue 2, 2019

• 1. Introduction 2. Exports, Trade Policy and Economic Growth: Demand Side Growth Accounting and an Overview of Theoretical and Empirical Evidence 3. Exports in the First Era of Globalization and Interwar Years: Trade Policy and Export Expansion Measures 4. Exports, Trade Policy and Economic Trends in the Postwar Era 5. Exports and Economic Growth: A New Assessment of the Postwar Era 6. Regional Trade Agreements and their Impact of Exports (Co-written with Daiki Kumazawa) 7. The Importance of Export-led Growth: Time Series and Panel Data Evidence (Co-written with Daiki Kumazawa) 8. Challenges Confronting Globalization

Edward M. Feasel is the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Economics at Soka University of America, USA. He received his bachelor's degree in Economics from Yale University and completed his doctoral degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley. His research interests are in economic outcomes and societal values, regional economic issues, the Orange County economy, economic growth and its relation to development assistance and trade, and effects of monetary and fiscal policy. He is the author of Japan's Aid: Lessons for Economic Growth, Development and Political Economy.

‘This book presents an excellent summary of relevant facts about exports, trade policy, and economic growth across countries in different regions of the world over a period of two centuries since the 1820s… Overall, this is an excellent reference book for those who study or intend to study trade policy, exports, and economic growth, and their interrelations. It is a source of enormous information with references to relevant and related literature and insights. This is an extremely useful reference for trade policy‐makers as well.’ ─ Regional Science Policy and Practice, Volume 1, Issue 2, 2019

• 1. Introduction 2. Exports, Trade Policy and Economic Growth: Demand Side Growth Accounting and an Overview of Theoretical and Empirical Evidence 3. Exports in the First Era of Globalization and Interwar Years: Trade Policy and Export Expansion Measures 4. Exports, Trade Policy and Economic Trends in the Postwar Era 5. Exports and Economic Growth: A New Assessment of the Postwar Era 6. Regional Trade Agreements and their Impact of Exports (Co-written with Daiki Kumazawa) 7. The Importance of Export-led Growth: Time Series and Panel Data Evidence (Co-written with Daiki Kumazawa) 8. Challenges Confronting Globalization