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Assignment
PART I-
Please read chapters 6 and 7 in text book (International Business - Competing in the Global Marketplace 9th ed. by Charles W. L. Hill) and prepare a research paper of 4 to 5 pages body and a reference list of 4 or more sources.
1: Do you think that governments should consider human rights when granting preferential trading rights to countries? What are the arguments for and against taking such a position?
2: Whose interests should be the paramount concern of government trade policy-the interests of producers (businesses and their employees) or those of consumers?
3: Given the arguments relating to the new trade theory and strategic trade policy, what kind of trade policy should business be pressuring government to adopt?
4: You are an employee of an U.S. firm that produces personal computers in Thailand and then exports them to the United States and other countries for sale. The personal computers were originally produced in Thailand to take advantage of relatively low labor costs and a skilled workforce. Other possible locations considered at that time were Malaysia and Hong Kong. The U.S. government decides to impose punitive 100% ad valorem tariffs on imports of computers from Thailand to punish the country for administrative trade barriers that restrict U.S. exports to Thailand. How do you think your firm should respond? What does this tell you about the use of targeted trade barriers?
5:Reread the Management Focus, "U.S. Magnesium Seeks Protection." Who gains most from the antidumping duties levied by the United States on imports of magnesium from China and Russia? Who are the losers? Are these duties in the best national interests of the United States.
PART II-
This is very much in the news and politics. Feel free to do outstanding research.
1. Discuss how a free trade agreement between the United States and the EU countries could benefit both parties in terms of faster economic growth and lower unemployment rates.
2. Explain how such a free trade deal could be considered a cost-free stimulus package for both sides of the Atlantic.
3. A new free trade agreement between the two sides could eliminate or reduce many non-tariff barriers to international trade. Provide some examples of how this would work.
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Explain how and why migration is increasing globally
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What is the percentage change for each index
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Main determinants of aggregate supply
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How such a free trade deal could be considered a cost-free
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