Questions from International Business


Q: NAFTA has produced significant benefits for the Canadian, Mexican, and

NAFTA has produced significant benefits for the Canadian, Mexican, and U.S. economy. Discuss.

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Q: Mercantilism is a bankrupt theory that has no place in the modern

Mercantilism is a bankrupt theory that has no place in the modern world. Discuss.

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Q: Is free trade fair? Discuss.

Is free trade fair? Discuss.

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Q: Unions in developed nations often oppose imports from low-wage countries

Unions in developed nations often oppose imports from low-wage countries and advocate trade barriers to protect jobs from what they often characterize as “unfair” import competition. Is such competiti...

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Q: What are the potential costs of adopting a free trade regime?

What are the potential costs of adopting a free trade regime? Do you think governments should do anything to reduce these costs? What?

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Q: Companies like Uber, Lyft (one of Uber’s main competitors),

Companies like Uber, Lyft (one of Uber’s main competitors), and Airbnb (an online marketplace that enables people to lease or rent short-term lodging) are innovating in fields that traditionally have...

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Q: Reread the Country Focus feature, Is China Manipulating Its Currency in

Reread the Country Focus feature, Is China Manipulating Its Currency in Pursuit of a Neo-Mercantilist Policy? a. Do you think China is pursuing an economic policy that can be characterized as neo-mer...

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Q: Reread the Country Focus on moving white-collar jobs offshore.

Reread the Country Focus on moving white-collar jobs offshore. a. Who benefits from the outsourcing of skilled white-collar jobs to developing nations? Who are the losers? b. Will developing nations l...

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Q: Drawing on the new trade theory and Porter's theory of national competitive

Drawing on the new trade theory and Porter's theory of national competitive advantage, outline the case for government policies designed to build a national competitive advantage in biotechnology. Wha...

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Q: The world’s poorest countries are at a competitive disadvantage in every sector

The world’s poorest countries are at a competitive disadvantage in every sector of their economies. They have little to export. They have no capital; their land is of poor quality; they often have too...

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