exam Flashcards
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
measures the overall health of a nations economy by calculating now many product/services it makes each year
GDP
GDP=
consumption + investment + government spending + (exports - imports)
is an international transformation of commodities, inputs, and technology which promotes welfares in 2 days
foreign trade
aims that the best products are produced and sold in competitive markets
international trade
this theory stated that a countrys wealth was determined by gold and silver
mercantilism - 16th century
theory that encouraged exports and discouraged imports
mercantilism
a situation where the value of the exports are greater than the value of imports
trade surplus
a situation where the value of the imports is greater than the value of exports
trade deficit
GATT
general agreement of tariffs and trade
a series of rules governing trade that were first created in 1947 by 23 countries
GATT
basic principle of GATT
trade should be free and equal
once a benefit was agreed on between 2 countries, it was automatically extended to all other member countries
most favored nation
the end of the GATT and the creation of WTO
trade meetings
it absorbed all of GATTs agreements
WTO
its purpose is to serve as a negotiating forum for member nations to dispute, discuss and debate trade-related matters
WTO
difference between GATT and WTO
GATT was a series of agreements and the WTO was designed to be an actual institution charged with the mission of promoting free and fair trade
biggest change from GATT to WTO
the provision for the settlement of disputes
2 key sectors in which the WTO faces challenges
agriculture and textiles
a tax on imports and exports between countries
tariffs
give a price advantage to locally produced goods over similar goods which are imported
tariffs
levied as a fixed charge per unit or imports
specific tariffs
levied as a fixed percentage of the value of the commodity imported
ad valorem tariff
both specific and ad valorem tariff are levied on the same product simultaneously
two part tariffs
are higher in developing countries and lower in developed countries
average tariffs
has the authority and power to establish contributions to foreign trade in mexico
the federal congress
foreign trade law
ley del comercio exterior
customs law
ley aduanera
general import and export tax law
ley de los impuestos generales de importacion y exportacion
federal law of metrology and standardization
ley federal de metrologia y normalizacion
laws are issued by
the federal order