large agency problems. 2. Comparative Advantage. a. Explain how the theory of comparative advantage relates to the need for international business. ANSWER: The theory of comparative advantage implies that countries should specialize in production‚ thereby relying on other countries for some products. Consequently‚ there is a need for international business. b. Explain how the product cycle theory relates to the growth of an MNC. ANSWER: The product cycle theory suggests
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The International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group are two global institutions created to assist nations in becoming and remaining economically viable. Each plays an imporant role in the environment of international trade by helping maintain stability in the financial markets and by assisting countries that are seeking economic development and restructuring. Inadequate monetary reserves and unstable currencies are particularly vexing
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The winners and losers of International Political Economy (IPE)‚ is a question of whom‚ what and why. Who gets what and why does who get what. “Who” describes the winners and “who” also describes the losers of IPE. The winners and losers reffer to the unit of analysis‚ which will be addressed more in-depth in the sections to come. “Why” is associated with the means whereas “what” is concerned with outcomes. Different theoretical approaches offer different explanations to “why‚ what and who”‚ which
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International Business Assignment Q – Briefly explain the changes happened in Indian economy after 1991. The problems started in 1980’s‚ India had started having problems in balance of payments and till 1991 India was in serious economic crisis. The main reasons were currency devaluation and large and growing fiscal imbalances. Government of India took immediate action against it‚ it took loan from international monetary funds (IMF) against India’s gold reserves.67 tons of gold was transferred to
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Study Plan for Masters Degree in International Trade: Abstract. The Master Program of International Trade at The department of Economics of shanghai University is one of the leading ones of its kind around. The program has been created to provide students with the best possible skills and capacity to find employment in the international sector or to pursue international trade policy research. In response to the changing environment and development of the expertise of the faculty‚ The Department
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Globalization – a shift toward a more integrated and interdependent economy Globalization of Markets – refers to the merging of historically distinct and separate national markets into one huge global marketplace; moving away from an economic system in which national markets are distinct entities‚ isolated by trade barriers and barriers of distance‚ time‚ and culture‚ and toward a system in which national markets are merging into one global market Converging tastes and preferences of consumers
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BAO3402 INTERNATIONAL BAKING AND FINANCE GROUP ASSIGNMENT SEMSTER ONE 2013 GROUP MEMBER: SHANSHAN XU 3899722 KUN ZHANG 3812402 LIQIAO LV 3899729 DATE: 03/05/2013 Table of content The General Business Environment For General Motors Company (GM) General Motors (GM) was founded in 1908 ‚ headquartered in City of Detroit‚ since William Durant created General Motors‚ it has combined or merged with
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The international monetary system shows three fundamental problems .The first one‚ which was highlighted by John M. Keynes during the debates that led up to the Bretton Woods agreements‚ is that the present international monetary system has a bias against countries running balance of payments deficits (Keynes‚ 1942-43). The countries in external surplus have no strong incentive to adjust‚ and thus the burden of adjustment falls mainly on deficit countries. Adjustment generally takes place with a
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International Trade and Finance Speech International Trade and Finance Speech Foreign exchange rates and International trade are important aspects of economics. The United States macroeconomy’s health is determined by these concepts and their factors. International Trade Exports and imports are what encompass international trade balance. When there are more exports over imports a trade surplus happens and when there are more imports over exports a trade deficit happens. A country will acquire
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integration of the global economy has strengthened the international integration of goods‚ technology‚ labour and capital. This process of cross-border restrictions eliminations on international capital flows has increased the growth of foreign direct investment (FDI) activity. Many countries make every effort to attract FDI because it will bring a substantial growth to their economy‚ in addition to its function as the principal vehicle of international capital movement. There is a widely shared view
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