Economics 1022A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Capital Accumulation, Tim Hortons, Lawrence Summers

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Macroeconomics: consumers lose if goods are exported as they pay a higher price, and, producers lose if goods are imported as they receive a lower price, so, governments oten will restrict trade through: Is a tax on goods produced abroad and sold domesically. Imposed by the imporing country when the good crosses its boundary. Raises the price of imported goods above the world price by the amount. The efects of an import quota: an import quota is a limit on the quanity of a good that can be imported (produced abroad and sold domesically) The lessons for trade policy: if government sells import licenses for full value, revenue equals that of an equivalent tarif and the results of tarifs and quotas are idenical, both tarifs and import quotas. Other import barriers: health, safety, and regulatory barriers. Restricted imported goods that do not meet our standards or guidelines. Intent is not to limit trade, but it has that efect.

Related Questions

The largest corporation based in the United States is:

A) General Motors.
B) ExxonMobil.
C) General Electric.
D) Microsoft.

Service exports from the United States equal _____ per year.

A) less than $100 billion
B) approximately $250 billion
C) less than $350 billion
D) approximately $500 billion

In addition to agricultural products and manufactured goods, the United States is also the world's largest exporter of:

A) processed and packaged foods.
B) pharmaceuticals.
C) electronics.
D) business services and retailing.

Before entering a country, marketers need to determine if the country has the required _____ to support their marketing efforts.

A) moral code
B) legal system
C) infrastructure
D) trade bodies

In order for a marketer to operate efficiently in a foreign country, it is crucial that a stable _____ be in place to facilitate trade.

A) free trade agreement
B) tariff
C) infrastructure
D) labor force

Which of the following is not a trade barrier to an exporter?

A) Tariffs
B) Import quotas
C) Subsidies
D) Related party trade

A complete ban on the import of a product is known as a(n):

A) import quota.
B) embargo.
C) revenue tariff.
D) protective tariff.

Exchange control is an administrative barrier to international trade that:

A) requires companies that export to sell foreign currencies to the central bank or other foreign agency, and importers to buy foreign currencies from the same organization.
B) supports domestic industry through grants of money or research support.
C) completely bans the importation of a product.
D) sells products in a foreign market cheaper than they are sold domestically.

When a group of nations agree to the free trade of goods among themselves by abolishing tariffs and trade restrictions, the nations have created a:

A) common market.
B) customs union.
C) trading block.
D) free-trade area.

10.

Which of the following is not an objective of the European Union(EU)?

A) eventually remove all trade barriers to free trade among its members.
B) standardize currencies and regulations between member nations.
C) promote the basic tenets of the WTO and GATT treaty.
D) eventually evolve into an independent political entity.

11.

An organization that provides first-time exporters with expertise in locating foreign buyers, handling paperwork, and conforming to local labeling and testing laws is called a(n):

A) export facilitator.
B) export title company.
C) trade assistance corporation.
D) export management company.

12.

McDonald

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Question 1

In 2003, the ________ ruled that U.S. tariffs on steel imported from the EU were unfair and allowed the EU to issue retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products.

World Trade Organization

United Nations

European Central Bank

International Human Rights Commission

Question 2

The idea of the U.S.-Canadian Free-Trade Agreement that ________ barriers to trade including tariffs and quotas between the United States and Canada by 1998 was to increase the amount that the United States exports to Canada and the amount that the United States imports from Canada.

increased all

removed some

removed all

increased some

Question 3

According to the theory of comparative advantage, a country should specialize and ________ goods with ________ opportunity cost.

import; the lowest

import; negative

export; the lowest

export; the highest

Question 4

A quota is a restriction on imports.

True

False

Question 5

If Holland decreases subsidies to its tulip growers, the price of tulips in the United States will rise.

True

False

Question 6

According to comparative advantage, trade between two countries allows ________ of the trading countries to use its resources most efficiently.

only the smaller

only the larger

neither

each

Question 7

________ U.S. president(s) who has/have held office since GATT was signed has argued for free-trade policies, yet each one has used his powers to protect various sectors of the economy.

Only one

No

Every

Only 3

Question 8

In 1991, the European Union began the process of forming the

		largest free-trade zone in the world.
		only continental military force in the world.
		first international trade agreement in the world.
		first unified currency in the world.

Question 9
1. The Smoot-Hawley tariff set off an international trade war in the
  
  1930s.
  
  1950s.
  
  1970s.
  
  1990s.
  
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Q1. Import quotas are
a. methods for reducing imports by limiting the quantity of goods that can enter the country each year
b. voluntary agreements by exporting countries to limit sales in a foreign country
c. subsidies to foreign producers to encourage them to trade
d. none of these

Q2. Devices that set up multiple exchange rates between the currencies of two nations are known as
a. tariff quotas
b. export subsidies
c. exchange controls
d. variable currencies

Q3. The international organization that replaced the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is the
a. World Bank
b. Export-Import Bank
c. World Trade Organization
d. International Monetary Fund

Q4. Dumping refers to the practice of
a. flooding a foreign market with large quantities of a good
b. selling a product abroad at a price below cost or below the domestic price
c. exporting inexpensive products to foreign countries
d. selling surplus goods abroad with counterfeit brand names

Q5. Countries engage in trade because
a. the exchange is mutually beneficial
b. governments force industries to exchange
c. international law dictates that exchange must take place
d. all of these

Q6. According to the U. S. Department of Commerce, all persons, unrelated or related, who occupy a housing unit comprise
a. a family unit
b. a household
c. an extended family unit
d. group living

Q7. A country with an equal distribution of income will have a higher standard of living than a country with a more unequal distribution of income.
a. true
b. false

Q8. Welfare caseloads tend to fluctuate with
a. business cycles
b. weather
c. stock markets
d. minimum wage rates

Q9. The official poverty threshold line is adjusted annually for
a. income taxes
b. inflation
c. average household size
d. average family size

Q10. For many welfare recipients, taking a job reduces income.
a. true
b. false

Q11. It is true that a stable economy occurs when
a. total injections into the circular flow are large enough to make up for government tax leakages
b. total leakages from the circular flow are great enough to offset the effects of government spending
c. total planned leakages from the circular flow are exactly equal to total planned injections into the circular flow
d. actual saving is equal to planned investment

Q12. The measure of income received by persons from all sources is known as
a. personal income
b. national income
c. gross domestic product
d. net national product

Q13. Discharges of chemicals from a paper plant that pollute a nearby river represent an example of
a. internal costs
b. the underground economy
c. social costs
d. transfer costs

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