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Moduleb02bInternationalbTradebandbInvestmentb
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Trueb/bFalsebQuestionsb
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1.b
RecordblevelsbofbAmericanboutwardbforeignbdirectbinvestmentbfromb2010btob2013,btotalingb
moreb
thanb$1.4btrillion,bcausedbU.S.bexportsbtobdeclinebduringbthisbtimebperiod.bb
bb
TruebbbbFalseb
bb
2.bInternationalbtradebincludesbexports,bimports,bandbforeignbdirectbinvestment.bb
bb
TruebbbbFalseb
bb
3.bNearlyb60bpercentbofbglobalboutputbisbnowbdestinedbforbinternationalbtrade.bb
bb
TruebbbbFalseb
bb
4.bThebproportionbofbworldbtradebcomingbfrombLatinbAmerica,bAfrica,bandbthebMiddlebEastbha
sb
decreasedbsinceb1980.bb
bb
TruebbbbFalseb
bb
5.bAllbregionsbofbthebworldbexperiencedbanbabsolutebincreasebinbthebdollarbvolumebofbtheirbse
rvicesb
exportsbsinceb1980,balthoughbthebU.S.bproportionbhasbrisenbbybapproximatelybone-
thirdbsincebthatb
time.bb
bb
TruebbbbFalseb
bb
6.bInb2013,bthebtopb10bexportingbandbimportingbnationsbcollectivelybaccountedbforboverbhalfb
ofballb
exportsbandbimportsbofbmerchandisebandbservicesbworldwide.bb
bb
TruebbbbFalseb
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7.b
Approximatelybtwo-
thirdsbofbthebexportsbfrombdevelopedbcountriesbgobtobdevelopedbcountries.bb
bb
TruebbbbFalseb
bb
8.bThebdevelopmentbofbexpandedbregionalbtradebagreements,bsuchbasbthebAssociationbofbSout
heastb
AsianbNations,bMercosur,bandbthebEU,bcanbsubstantiallybalterbtheblevelbandbproportionbofbtra
debflowsb
withinbandbacrossbregions.bbb
bb
TruebbbbFalseb
bb
9.bTherebarebabnumberbofbadvantagesbinbfocusingbattentionbonbabnationbthatbisbalreadybabsiza
bleb
purchaserbofbgoodsbcomingbfrombthebwould-bebexporter'sbcountry.bbb
bb
TruebbbbFalseb
bb
10.bThebfirstbformulationbofbinternationalbtradebtheory,bbybAdambSmith,bwasbmotivatedbbybp
oliticalb
considerations.bbb
bb
TruebbbbFalseb
bb
11.bThebcentralbideabofbmercantilismbisbtherebshouldbbebanbexportbsurplusbsobabnationbcanbac
cumulateb
preciousbmetals.bbb
bb
TruebbbbFalseb
bb
12.bThebtheorybofbabsolutebadvantagebsuggestsbthatbunderbfree,bunregulatedbtrade,beachbnati
onbshouldb
specializebinbproducingbthosebgoodsbitbcanbproducebmostbefficiently,bbasedbonbnaturallyboccu
rringb
endowmentsbsuchbasbminerals.bb
bb
TruebbbbFalseb
bb
13.bAccordingbtobthebtheorybofbcomparativebadvantage,babnationbcanbgainbfrombtradebifbitbisbn
otbequallyb
lessbefficientbinbproducingbtwobgoods.bb
bb
TruebbbbFalseb
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14.bIfbabChinesebworkerbearnsb$1.00babday,bthenbgoodsbproducedbbybthisbworkerbwillbcostbles
sbthanbtheb
samebgoodsbproducedbbybanbAmericanbearningb$18.00banbhour.bb
bb
TruebbbbFalseb
bb
15.bCurrencybdevaluationbhelpsbabnationbavoidblosingbmarketsbandbregainbcompetitivenessbi
nbworldb
markets.bb
bb
TruebbbbFalseb
bb
16.bAbtheorybdevelopedbbybElibHeckscherbandbBertilbOhlinbatbthebStockholmbSchoolbofbEcono
micsb
suggestsbthatbdifferencesbinbresourcebendowmentsbwillbmakebdevelopedbcountriesbmoreblike
lybtob
tradebwithbdevelopedbcountriesbwhosebresourcebendowmentsbareblikelybtobbebverybsimilar,bt
hanbwithb
developingbcountriesbwhosebendowmentsbarebdissimilar.bb
bb
TruebbbbFalseb
bb
17.bAccordingbtobthebtext,bdifferencesbinbtaste,babdemandbvariable,bcanbreversebthebdirectionb
ofbtradeb
predictedbbybthebtheory.bb
bb
TruebbbbFalseb
bb
18.bThebinternationalbproductblife-
cyclebtheorybmaybhavebitsbgreatestbusefulnessbinbexplainingbtradebandb
investmentbbehaviorbwhenbinternationalbfirmsbintroducebtheirbnewbproductsbinbhomebmark
etsbfirst.bb
bb
TruebbbbFalseb
bb
19.bThebpredictablebdeclinebinbthebaveragebcostbofbproducingbeachbunitbofboutputbasbabproduc
tionb
facilitybgetsblargerbandboutputbincreasesbisbknownbasbthebexperiencebcurve.bb
bb
TruebbbbFalseb
bb
20.bMichaelbPorterbclaimsbthatbdemandbconditions,bfactorbconditions,brelatedbandbsupportin
gbindustries,b
andbfirmbstrategy,bstructure,bandbrivalry,bratherbthanbgovernmentbandbchance,barebfactorsbth
, atbaffectb
nationalbcompetitiveness.bb
bb
TruebbbbFalseb
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21.bImportingbandbforeignbdirectbinvestmentbarebtwobapproachesbtobmeetingboverseasbdema
nd.bb
bb
TruebbbbFalseb
bb
22.bPortfoliobinvestmentbisbthebpurchasebofbsufficientbstockbinbabfirmbtobobtainbsignificantbma
nagementb
control.bb
bb
TruebbbbFalseb
bb
23.bThebproportionbofbtheboutstandingbstockbofbforeignbdirectbinvestmentbaccountedbforbbybt
hebUnitedb
Statesbdeclinedbbybtwo-thirdsboverbthebpastb20byears.bb
bb
TruebbbbFalseb
bb
24.bTheboverallbvolumebofboutwardbFDIbfrombdevelopingbnationsbinb2013bwasbfourbtimesbthe
blevelbinb
2003.bb
bb
TruebbbbFalseb
bb
25.bThebvastbproportionbofboutwardbFDI,baboutbtwo-
thirds,boriginatesbfrombthebdevelopedbcountries.bb
bb
TruebbbbFalseb
bb
26.bWorldwide,bthebvolumebofbFDIbflowingbintobthebdevelopingbcountriesbasbabwholebwasbsev
enbtimesb
largerbinb2000bthanbinb1990bandbhadbnearlybtripledbagainbbyb2013.bb
bb
TruebbbbFalseb
bb
27.bForeignbdirectbinvestmentbmaybbebanbattemptbbybforeignbcompaniesbtobestablishbcompet
itiveb
advantageboverbpotentialbcompetitorsbinbotherbmarkets,bduebtobpossessionbofbadvantagesbno
tb