International Trade Theory True / False Questions 1. (p. 154) Countries such as the U.S should not participate in free trade because it leads to a migration of jobs overseas and ultimately leads to lower living standards. FALSE Difficulty: Medium 2. (p. 154) A situation where a government does not attempt to influence‚ through quotas or duties‚ what its citizens can buy from another country or what they can produce and sell to another country is known as free trade. TRUE
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Free trade and protectionism Free trade: It takes place between countries when there are no barriers to trade put in place by governments or international organization. Good and services are allowed to move freely between countries Pros Cons Protecting domestic employment Protecting the economy from low cost labour Protecting an infant (sunrise) industry To avoid the risks of over-specialization Strategic reasons To prevent dumping To protect product standards To raise government revenues
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Sex trafficking or modern day slavery is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world. These businesses involving sex trade are slowly evolving and making billions of dollars by the minute. This repugnant violation of human rights is the most protruding in the capital of Cambodia‚ Phnom Penh. Women and young females are having intercourse and/or oral sex against their will for the exchange of money. There are many contributing factors that lead to the practice of sex trafficking in Cambodia
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stars and very basic and inaccurate maps. In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in Europe there was advancement in technology and learning that led to widespread exploration and trade among countries. The introduction of the compass‚ advancements in cartography‚ the printing press‚ and other inventions led to increased trade and exploration throughout Europe. Before the fifteenth century‚ sailors often didn’t venture far from what they knew because maps were extremely inaccurate and weather was
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International Economics‚ 9e (Krugman et al.) Chapter 9 The Instruments of Trade Policy 9.1 Basic Tariff Analysis 1) Specific tariffs are A) import taxes stated in specific legal statutes. B) import taxes calculated as a fixed charge for each unit of imported goods. C) import taxes calculated as a fraction of the value of the imported goods. D) the same as import quotas. E) import taxes calculated based solely on the origin country. Answer: B Page Ref: 192-198 Difficulty: Easy
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building sector specializing in construction equipment‚ tractors‚ agricultural machinery‚ and some military items. Trade‚ Exports and Imports Kazakhstan’s economy relies heavily on oil and gas exports. In 2008‚ these resources accounted for 73% of the country’s total exports and its trade surplus was $33.3 billion. Partly to the global economic crisis‚ the nation’s foreign trade dropped by more than 40% in 2009 from the 2008 levels. Turkmenistan‚ another major oil exporter in the region‚ also suffered
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World Trade Center On September 11‚ 2001 a devastating tragedy occurred in the United States. Two hijacked planes crashed into the Twin Towers in New York City. Also‚ a plane crashed into the Pentagon in Washington‚ D.C. The United States was under a terrorist attack. The United States will never be the same since the 9/11 tragedy. Oliver Stone directed a movie called "World Trade Center." It came out in the year of 2006. This movie of course is based on a true event. "World Trade Center" is
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taken from the West Coast of Africa had been transported across the Atlantic Ocean by British ships. Although Britain was one of the key investors in the slave institution it became the first major European country to leave the trans- Atlantic slave trade and make it illegal in 1807. The discovery of the Americas at the end of the 15th century opened up new economic incentives that led to the greatest transportation of human capital in the form of slaves. From about 1500 to the end of the 1800’s millions
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Executive Summary I propose a long position in the single name CMBS security J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Pass-Through Certificates Series 2004-CB8 (“JPMCC 2004-CB8”)‚ Class D. This trade will implement the long term bullish view I have on real estate without exposure to the near term volatility seen in other mortgage products in the U.S. Aggregate index that are highly sensitive to rates due to the uncertainty in QE3 and other macroeconomic factors. * Recovery in commercial
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5 The Theory of Trade and Investment 1 Learning Objectives To understand the traditional arguments of how and why international trade improves the welfare of all countries To review the history and compare the implications of trade theory from the original work of Adam Smith to the contemporary theories of Michael Porter To examine the criticisms of classical trade theory and examine alternative viewpoints of which business and economic forces determine trade patterns between
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