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IB Exam #2

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refers to 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

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free trade

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Name the 8 trade theories.

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1. mercantilism (neo-mercantilism)
2. absolute advantage
3.Comparative advantage
4. Heckscher-ohlin
5. The Product Life Cycle
5. THe leontief paradox
6. new trade theory
7. Porter's Diamond

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Encourage Exports• Discourage Imports• Viewed trade as ZERO SUMGAME

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mercantilism

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If a company exports 2 items, another country gains 2 items
2-2=0

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zero sum game

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Import Raw Materials -> CheapLabor -> Export Finished Goods• Exports have been greater than Imports

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neo mercantilism (China)

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argued that countries differ in their ability to produce goods efficiently

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absolute advantage

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Who came up with absolute advantage and when?

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Adam Smith 1776

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Adam Smith said trade is a ________________ sum game

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positive-sum game

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Countries should specialize in producing goods they have _______________ advantage in and trade these for goods produced by other countries who are advantaged in other areas

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Absolute advantage; absolute advantage by Adam Smith

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all countries that participate realize economic gains.

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positive sum game

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agreed that countries differ in their ability to produce goods efficiently

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comparative advantage

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Who developed the theory of comparative advantage and when?

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David Ricardo; 1817

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It is more important to focus on __________________ advantage and import even where it has ________________________ advantage

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comparative; absolute

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when a country is more efficient at producing a good comparatively to another country

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comparative advantage

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Nations will trade based on ______________ cost and ______________ ______________

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oppurtunity; limited resources

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comparative advantage by David Ricardo says that trade is a ___________ sum game

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positive

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believed that Comparative Advantage arose from differences in National factor endowments(land, labor, capital)

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Heckscher Ohlin Theory

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__________________would predict that since the USA has strong FactorEndowments for capital, therefore should be a strong exporter of ____________intensive goods (printing presses, oil rigs) and an importer of ___________intensive goods•

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Heckscher Ohlin; capital; labor

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Countries like Germany are stronger exporters of capital-intensive good, making the theory of the US a paradox. Why?

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The USA chose to spend its limited resources elsewhere; skilled production, technology, innovation, entrepreneurship

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proposed that that mostnew products were developed by the US andwent through a life-cycle that brought themback as imports

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Product Life Cycle theoory by Raymond Vernon in the 1960s

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5 stages of product life cycle

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1. US production and demand
2. US production and US and foreign demand
3. US and foreign production and demand
4. US-foreign and foreign production and US and foreign demand
5. foreign production only and US and foreign demand

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The Product Life-CycleTheory Problems

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1. Major MNES
2. Ethnocentric
3. most products now are introduced simultaneously across the globe

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Economies of scale and first mover advantage are part of the _______ theory?

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new trade theory by Paul Krugman 1970

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increasing product variety and pressures to reduce costs favors large companies

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economies of scale

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global market can only support a limited number of firms producing the same products or services

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first mover advantage

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Paul Krugman _________ with Hecksher ohlin and __________ with Ricardo's competitive advantage

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disagrees; agrees

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What is the current trade theory?

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Porter's Diamond by Michael Porter in 1990s

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Michael Porter proposed 4 broad attributes?

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1. factor endowments
2. demand conditions
3. relating and supporting industries
4. firm strategy, structure and rivalry

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presence of suppliers assists growth andprovides new technology

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relating and supporting industries

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competitive advantage unique to firm`

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firm strategy

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Two additional determinants to Porters diamond?

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Chance/luck and government

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advanced factors of Porter's diamond

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communication, infrastructure, skilled labor, technology

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More ________________ needs to begathered to provide a conclusionon Porter's Diamond

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empirical data

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Which countries has the largest share of exports?

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1. China
2. EU
3. United States

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The US is the top importer of _________ and top exporter of ____________

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cars; petroleum

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WHo are the world's biggest importers?

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1. US
2. China
3. Germany

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Biggest exporters?

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1. China
2. US
3. Germany

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What is the major flaw of theories of global trade? Why?

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there is NO FREE TRADE; because of gov't intervention

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Why does the gov't impose tarrifs?

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1. increase gov't revenues
2. Provide protection to domestic producers and labor force from external competition

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Political Arguments for Government Interventio

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1. retaliation
2. national security
3. protecting consumers, human rights, and jobs
4. furthering foreign policy objectives

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Economic Arguments for Intervention

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1. infant industry argument
2. strategic trade policy

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Protect Industries that are in First-Moverposition• Help Domestic Firms overcome Barriers ofEntry

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strategic trade policy

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The Revised Case for FREE TRADE by Paul Krugman states that strategic trade policy is a __________ policy and creates?

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beggar-thy-neighbor; retaliation and war

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what are 6 instruments of trade policy

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1. tariffs
2. subsidies
3. import quptas
4. local content requirements
5. admin policies
6. anti-dumping duties

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Who benefits from import restraints?

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domestic producers by limiting import competition, but this raises prices of imported goods for consumers

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a tax levied as a fixed charge for each unit of a good imported`

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specific tariff

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a tax levied as a proportion of the value ofthe imported good`

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ad valorem tariff

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Why is sugar more expensive in the US than the rest of the world?

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tariffs

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a government payment to a domestic producer

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subsidy

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Subsidies help domestic producers compete against?

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low-cost foreign imports and gain export markets