1. Read the Country Focus (on page 164 in hill’s textbook) on “Is China a Neo-Mercantilist Nation?” a) Are the claims that China is following a neo-mercantilist policy valid?” why or why not? Yes‚ the claims that China is following a neo-mercantilist policy are valid because China has been trying to maintain a trade surplus (which is the definition of neo mercantilist); placing high import tariffs on certain goods (refer to qtn 3). Besides‚ the cheap currency encourages domestic investments
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TRUE/FALSE 1. Many of the developing countries of the world experience traffic gridlock. ANS: T DIF: Easy REF: Introduction 2. World trade has grown about 10 percent per year since 1950. ANS: F DIF: Easy REF: 1-1 3. World trade in services representf a higher percentage of total world trade than does world trade in merchandise. ANS: F DIF: Moderate REF: 1-1: Tables 1-1‚ 1-2‚ and 1-3 4. The Bretton Woods Conference triggered the creation of the World Trade Organization in 1944. ANS: F DIF: Moderate
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Risks in International Trade & Mitigating Measures What are the different types of risks in international trade? For buyers and sellers that are engaged in international trade‚ they may experience one or more of the following risks: * Buyer’s Insolvency/Credit Risk * Buyer’s Acceptance Risk * Knowledge Inadequacy * Seller’s Performance Risk * Documentation Risk * Economic Risk * Cultural Risk * Legal Risk * Foreign Exchange Risk * Interest Rate Risk * Political/Sovereign
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Reasons for International Trade Domestic Non-availability International trade is the exchange of goods and services between countries. An import is the UK purchase of a good or service made overseas. An export is the sale of a UK-made good or service overseas. A nation trades because it lacks the raw materials‚ climate‚ specialist labour‚ capital or technology needed to manufacture a particular good. Trade allows a greater variety of goods and services. Principle of Comparative Advantage
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Why do countries trade with each other? Show‚ using examples‚ why this may be to do with principle of comparative advantage. Introduction In 1776 Adam Smith stated‚ "If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it‚ better buy it of them with some part of the produce of our own industry‚ employed in a way in which we have some advantage." This sentence shows basic principle on which the world trade is based. Countries buy and sell goods abroad to achieve
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CHAPTER 5: INTERNATIONAL TRADE THEORY QUICKNOTES IN GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL TRADE Condensed by: Group 2 7 THEORIES OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE: 1. Mercantilism 2. Absolute Advantage 3. Comparative Advantage 4. Heckscher-Ohlin Theory 5. Product Life-Cycle Theory 6. New Trade Theory 7. The Theory of National Competitive Advantage 1. Mercantilism -emerged in England in the mid-16th century. The main tenet of mercantilism was that it was in a country’s best interests
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Domestic Vs International Trade Mohammad Tariqul Islam Domestic Trade: Trade among parties in the same country. Domestic trade is the exchange of goods‚ services‚ or both within the confines of a national territory. They are always aimed at a single market. It always deal with only one set of competitive‚ economic‚ and market issues. The trading is always with a single set of customers all the time‚ though the company may have several segments in a market. Finally local trade or home trade or Domestic
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increasingly troublesome barrier to international finance. Answer: TRUE 7) The twin agency problems limiting financial globalization are caused by these two groups acting in their own self-interests rather than the interests of the firm. A) Rulers of sovereign states and unsavory customs officials. B) Corporate insiders and attorneys. C) Corporate insiders and rulers of sovereign states. D) Attorneys and unsavory customs officials. Answer: C 3) A firm in the International Trade Phase of Globalization
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the prevailing thought‚ in terms of international trade theory‚ during the Pre-industrial Revolution period. Mercantilism is an economic theory that holds that the prosperity of a nation is dependent upon its supply of capital‚ and that the global volume of international trade is “unchangeable.” Economic assets or capital‚ are represented by bullion (gold‚ silver and trade value) held by the state‚ which is best increased through a positive balance of trade with other nations (exports minus imports)
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1. Define the term Free Trade: The absence of barriers to the free flow of goods and services between countries. 2. What does this chapter look at? -The political reality of IT -It presents us with a clear example of government intervention in IT that is designed to protect the interests of domestic producers. -The political and economic reasons tha government have for intervening in IT. (when govs. intervene‚ they often do so by restricting imports of goods and services into their nations
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