DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS Course: International Business Module, 2004/2005 Course Lecturers: Sougand Golesorkhi (B10) Kwok Tong Soo (B47a) Tutors: Alina Petrescu Jasleen Sindhu Tatiana Boroditskaya Zoe Whang Tel: + 44 (0) 1524594418 (Soo) Email: s.golesorkhi@lancaster.ac.uk k.soo@lancaster.ac.uk Please note that the Departmental Office is open every weekday, 9-11am & 2-4pm. You should consult the Part 1 notice board at regular intervals throughout the term
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The economic theory of a comparative advantage denotes that a country should aim to specialise its production as to channel resources efficiently and achieve economies of scale nationally. The increasing trend in globalisation has meant an increase in the availability of goods and services increasing our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) through benefiting from increased trade and maxamising on the benefits of fluctuations in the international business cycle. The gains from free trade agreements such
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enhances the company’s performance. 2. What are the essential arguments in favor of free trade and against free trade? Favor Free Trade - Law of comparative advantage - Increased competition leads to lower prices for consumers - Open economies lead to increased technological development and innovation - Higher standard of living - Better understanding of nations Against Free trade - Free trade benefits US companies rather than citizens - Environmental exploitation - Human Rights issues
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CHAPTER 3: Doing Business in Global Markets Importing Buying products from another country. Exporting: Selling products to another country. Free Trade The movement of goods and services among nations without political or economic barriers. Comparative Advantage Theory : Theory that states that a country should sell to other countries those products that it produces most efficiently and effectively, and buy from other countries those products that it cannot produce as effectively or efficiently
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approaches gets blurred. Most of the less developed countries have employed both strategies with different degrees of emphasis at one time or another 2. What is ‘Factor Endowments Theory’? Ans. The factor endowment theory was developed by Swedish economist Eli Heckscher and his student Bertil Ohlin. This theory consists of two important theorems, namely, the Heckscher-Ohlin theorem and the factor price equalization theorem. TheHeckscher-Ohlin theorem examines the reasons for comparative cost
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CONCLUSION | 52 | REFERENCES | 55 | COURSEWORK | 56 | INTRODUCTION What Is International Trade? International trade theories are simply different theories to explain international trade. Trade is the concept of exchanging goods and services between two people or entities. International trade is then the concept of this exchange between people or entities in two different countries. People or entities trade because they believe that they benefit from the exchange. They may need or want the
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Title: ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS Module Convenor: Stephen Smith ID: 03004367 Topic: INTERNATIONAL TRADE This project will attempt to research and gain an understating of whether there is linkage between trade liberalisation and poverty in (SSA) sub Saharan Africa. The project will contain a balance of key analytical approaches and empirical evidence on trade liberalisation and economic growth. In the world of economics and politics, trade and poverty is one
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Trade policy A ‘‘‘commercial policy’’’ (also referred to as a trade policy or international trade policy) is a set of rules and regulations that are intended to change international trade flows, particularly to restrict imports. Every nation has some form of ‘‘‘trade policy’’’ in place, with public officials formulating the policy which they think would be most appropriate for their country. Their aim is to boost the nation’s international trade. Example ‘‘‘European Union’’’, Mercosur committee
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1 of 17 Xianghui(Ray) Chen 2153583 China and Global Financial Crisis US-Led TPP VS China-Backed RCEP —Applying Main IR Theories To US Policy-Making Process And Relevant Developments The backdrop of the TPP and RCEP WTO and TPP TPP and TTIP are drawn from the two precedent successful free-trade experiments, the EU and NAFTA(North American Free Trade Agreement). EU originated from the European Coal and Steel Community, before developing into the Common Market and further into European
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the test bank follow the order of the chapter outline: What’s Special about International Finance? Foreign Exchange and Political Risks Market Imperfections Expanded Opportunity Set Goals for International Financial Management Globalization of the World Economy: Major Trends Emergence of Globalized Financial Markets Emergence of the Euro as a Global Currency Trade Liberalization and Economic Integration Privatization Multinational Corporations
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