Question 1 1 out of 1 points New trade theory argues that‚ through its impact on economies of scale‚ trade can: Selected Answer: increase the variety of goods available to consumers. Answers: increase the average costs of goods. enable the global market to support a wide range of enterprises. negatively affect the first-mover advantage for all products. increase the variety of goods available to consumers. prevent diminishing of returns and promote constant
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International Trade and Finance The United States imports goods and services‚ as well as exports goods and services in the global economy. International trade affects the United States’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and domestic markets. The government can affect international trade by imposing tariffs and quotas on imports. Foreign exchange rates affect how much is brought and sold abroad. International trade is beneficial to the United States‚ but sometimes it can be seen as unfair competition
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International Trade Theories Mercantilism Mercantilism was a sixteenth-century economic philosophy that maintained that a country’s wealth was measured by its holdings of gold and silver (Mahoney‚ Trigg‚ Griffin‚ & Pustay‚ 1998). This recquired the countries to maximise the difference between its exports and imports by promoting exports and discouraging imports. The logic was transparent to sixteenth-century policy makers-if foreigners buy more goods from you than you buy from them‚ then the foreigners
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Legal factors Legal factors are those that impact businesses in a legal way. The legal factors would be ranked and analysed. They include: providing a framework for businesses‚ consumer protection and employment law‚ ensuring fair and honest trading. PROVIDING FRAMEWORK FOR BUSINESSES This law is very important because it gives businesses legal protection and also gives them some degree of certainty as to what the business has to gain and loss in extreme cases such as business bankruptcy
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system; an effective way of trade between the Americas and Eurasia‚ but also the cause of countless deaths of African slaves. During the time of the Atlantic System‚ sugar was one of the most crucial trade items‚ as well as tobacco‚ gold‚ and silver. As the Caribbean colonies were becoming mass producers of sugar in the Atlantic World‚ a new era of African slave trade began to grow along with it. The economic factors that influenced the expansion of slavery and slave trade were the harsh conditions
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for free trade‚ discuss if free trade is fair. Prepare your academic paper that outlines the potential costs and benefits of adopting a free trade system in the textiles industry. Also discuss if government policies to reduce these costs are justifiable given the gains from free trade. Figure 1. Figure 1. In this essay I shall consider the question if free trade is fair? I will be drawing up arguments in order to answer what the potential costs and benefits of adopting a free trade system are
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As you know‚ producers are the people and businesses that make a commodity available for sale or trade. Production is the process of creating and providing a commodity to consumers. Factors of production are the forces that combine to make the production of goods and services possible. Click the tabs to learn about the factors of production. Land as a factor of production means not just the surface of the earth‚ but everything in the universe that wasn’t created by people. This includes
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wanting it. 3.What items did you obtain that you could trade to merchants in other regions? Gold‚ clove‚ and tortoise shell were items I traded for better items. 4.What would you do differently if you were given more opportunity’s to trade. I would definitely have imposed bigger taxes and attempted to conquer many lands in my travels‚ along with better bargaining skills if I were able to trade again. 5.What other groups did you trade with? I traded with Aromata‚ Barygaza‚ Alexandria‚ Constantinople
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Chapter 9: Political and Economic Factors Affecting International Business 9.3 Economic Factors Related to International Business Page 284 – 292 Economic Systems An economic system is what allows a country to decide what to produce‚ how to produce‚ and for whom to produce. These systems include natural resources‚ labor‚ capital‚ management and standards for creating products. Market Economies In market economies‚ i) ownership of private property is encouraged‚ ii) businesses are encouraged to
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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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