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International Business

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    Unit 1
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  • An import duty levied as a percentage of the invoice value of imported goods.
    Ad valorem duty
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  • Selling a product abroad for less than the cost of production, the price in the home market, or the price to third countries
    Dumping
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  • What theory talks about the early entrant into a market can establish brand recognition, secure customer loyalty, and capture a substantial market share before competitors enter-
    First mover theory
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  • This theory was proposed by economist Staffan Linder in 1961
    Theory of overlapping demand
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  • Economies of scale and the _________ affect international trade because they permit a nation's industries to become low-cost producers without having an abundance of a certain class of production factors.
    experience curve
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  • Porter's competitive advantage of nations is also known as:
    the Diamond Model
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  • According to Porter, there are four interrelated determinants that shape a nation's competitive advantage:
    Demand conditions; factor conditions; related and supporting industries; firm strategy, structure and rivalry
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  • Occurs because of relative price differences among nations.
    International trade
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  • Name the 5 arguments for trade restrictions that we saw on class
    National defense; protect infant industry; protect domestic jobs from cheap foreing labor; scientific tarrif or fair competition and retaliation,
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  • If competition from foreign firms drives these companies out of business and leaves this country dependent on imports, those imports may not be available in wartime.
    National Defense
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  • Is it true or false that a downside of protect infant industry from foreign competition by high import duties, the company managers have little reason to improve efficiency or product quality?
    True
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  • Tell me one falacy of Protect Domestic Jobs from cheap foreing labor
    1: wage costs are neither all of the production cost nor all of the labor cost. 2. failure to consider the cost of other factors of production.
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  • Supporters want a import duty that will bring the cost of the imported goods up to the cost of domestically produce article, and this will eliminate any "unfair" advantage that a foreign competitor might have because of superior technology
    Scientific Tarrif or Fair competition
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  • Most government __________ when dumping injures local industry.
    retaliate
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  • Unfair competition caused by a country's lax environmental standards.
    Environmental dumping
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  • Financial contribution, provided directly or indirectly by a government, which confers a benefit; include grants. preferential tax treatment, and government assumption of normal business expenses.
    Subsidies
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