Transmittal Shaikh Masrick Hasan Course Coordinator Money and Banking Dept. of Finance Jagannath University Subject: To submit a report on “Impact of protectionist trade policy on the domestic industry and economy” Sir With a great respect‚ we are informing you that we have prepared a report on “Impact of protectionist trade policy on domestic industry and economy.” We feel great pleasure for submitting this report to you‚ which will definitely help us to be successful in our future life and
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will analyze the conflict between free trade and protectionism and evaluate the long-term effects of protectionism on global free trade. To begin with‚ I will define the terms and methods that will be used to perform this analysis. Then I will analyze some on the protectionist trends in the United Stated‚ followed by calculations regarding GDP. A last there will be discussed how all these trends and changes will affect the global trade……. Market economy Free trade occurs within the framework of a
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activities and restricted through several tools the importation of certain products. Would you as a consultant support their initiative viz –a- viz the supposed gains and the welfare implications of international trade. Introduction Import substitution and trade protectionism are tools or strategies that have been adopted by many a country to promote economic growth and development when independence is gained. Countries like Ghana‚ China‚ India‚ Malaysia and many other countries have all used
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FREE TRADE Free trade is a policy by which a government does not discriminate against imports or interfere with exports by applying tariffs (to imports) or subsidies (to exports) or quotas. According to the law of comparative advantage‚ the policy permits trading partners mutual gains from trade of goods and services. Under a free trade policy‚ prices emerge from supply and demand‚ and are the sole determinant of resource allocation. ’Free’ trade differs from other forms of trade policy where
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What is free trade? Many American’s have a broad and sometimes-false idea of what free trade actually is. Free trade “refers to the economic philosophy and practice of reducing barriers such as tariffs‚ taxes‚ subsidies and quotas so that raw materials‚ goods and services can move unhampered across national borders.” (68) Various options have arisen about whether or not free trade benefits developing counties or not. I believe that free trade is not favorable or helpful towards developing counties
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Questions on Free Trade 1. Why should countries engage in international trade rather than remaining self-sufficient and avoiding the unfair competition of low-paid foreign workers? By just purchasing products from countries with low-paid foreign workers and not producing your own goods for trade countries will become dependent on that particular country. Specialization allows countries to develop a competitive advantage on products they produce the best and outsource produces and services
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American Free Trade Agreement‚ one of the largest free trade areas‚ which in 1994 established a free-trade zone between the US‚ Canada‚ and Mexico. NAFTA passed with some important negotiations to protect the environment and labor standards. In 2001‚ President Bush organized the proposal of expanding NAFTA to a Free Trade Area for the Americas‚ surrounding 34 countries and 800 million people by 2005. President Obama continues to push for expansion to CAFTA known as Central America Free Trade Agreement
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TEST REVISION FREE TRADE Free trade exists between nations when all obstacles to trade such as tariffs are removes Free trade occurs because of differences in the quantity and quality of resources COMPERATIVE ADVANTAGE The advantage one country has over another in the production of a particular good or service. A country has a comparative advantage if it can produce a product at a lower opportunity cost than its trading partner. AUSTRALIA KEY EXPORTS Mining- Iron Ores‚ Coal‚ Gold‚ Natural
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430-01 Protectionism: Good or Bad? Protectionism is the economic policy adopted by some nations to restrict the flow of goods to the country by: increasing the price of imports (tariffs)‚ restricting the quantity of imports (quota) and lowering the price for domestic products (subsidy). It is a politically motivated policy‚ used by nations‚ to give a competitive advantage to the domestic industries over foreign industries. In simple words‚ it is a barrier to free trade. Protectionism has always
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Trade protectionism Trade protection is the deliberate attempt to limit imports or promote exports by putting up barriers to trade. Despite the arguments in favour of free trade and increasing trade openness‚ protectionism is still widely practiced. The main arguments for protection are: Protect sunrise industries: Barriers to trade can be used to protect sunrise industries‚ also known as infant industries‚ such as those involving new technologies. This gives new firms the chance to develop‚ grow
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