The Global Context of Europe
22 important questions on The Global Context of Europe
What is the different between imports and exports?
Exports is products made or grown domestically but shipped and sold abroad.
Globalization has benefits that governments and businesses are aware of. What are some of its benefits?
What are the distinctions between countries based on wealth?
- High income countries
- upper-middle-income countries
- lower-middle-income countries
- low-income countries
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What are the 5 different trade agreements and alliances?
- North America Free Trade Agreement
- agreement to gradually eliminate tariffs and other trade barriers among the US, Canada and Mexico
- European Union
- agreement among major European nations to eliminate, or make uniform, most trade barriers affecting group members.
- Association of South-East Asian Nations:
- organization for economic, political and cultural cooperation among southeast Asian nations.
- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
- international trade agreement to encourage the multilateral reduction or elimination of trade barriers in 1947
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
- organization through the member nations negotiate trading agreements and resolve disputes about trade policies and practices in 1995
What are the goals of WTO?
- Promote trade by encouraging members to adopt fair trade practices
- Reduce trade barriers by promoting multilateral negotiations
- Establish fair procedures for resolving disputes among members
What is the difference between trade deficit and trade surplus?
Trade surplus is a situation in which a country's exports exceeds its imports creating a positive balance of trade.
What is balance of payments?
What happens when an economy's currency is strong?
- Domestic companies find it harder to export products.
- Foreign companies find it easier to import products.
- Domestic companies may move production to cheaper production sites in foreign companies.
What are forms of competitive advantages?
Comparative advantage; the ability to produce some products more efficiently than others.
What are international competitive advantage stemming from a combination of?
- Factor conditions
- demand conditions
- related and supporting industries
- firm strategies, structures, rivalries
What is the difference between exporter and importer?
An importer is a firm that buys products in foreign markets and then imports them to sell domestically.
What is an international firm?
What is a multinational firm?
What is an independent agent?
What is licensing arrangement?
What is a branch office?
What is an strategic alliance?
What is foreign direct investment?
What are the three barriers to international trade?
- Social and cultural differences
- economic differences
- legal and political differences
What is a tariff?
What is local content law?
What is business practice law?
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