Trade Flashcards

1
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what does PPF stand for

A

production possibilities frontier

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2
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what does the ppf show

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a graphical representation of 2 goods that can be produced by diverting resources from one good to another

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3
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what is a comparative advantage

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when the opportunity cost of producing a good is lower than another country

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4
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is it possible for a country to be able to produce more of a good but still lack comparative advantage

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yes
eg germany technically has more resources and could produce more pharmaceutical goods than ireland but this would mean they’d have to allocate those resources away from a market their even more productive in eg car manufacturing

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5
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after beginning to export a good, is the world price higher or lower than the domestic price

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higher

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6
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how does opening up to trade make a country more efficient

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with trade, extra surplus is created that didn’t belong to either consumers or producers before

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7
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who gains more from exporting, consumers or producers

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producers as there is more demand for their product

consumers have a higher price

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8
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who gains more from importing, consumers or producers

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consumers as they gain lower prices from imported goods

producers domestically find it hard to compete with world prices

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9
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after beginning to import, is the world price higher or lower than the domestic price

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lower

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10
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why would a country want to have trade policy

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to protect domestic producers eg farmers

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11
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types of restrictive trade policy

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tariffs
quotas
other non tariff barriers

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12
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example of trade policy used in past

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by US and UK to create successful industries

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13
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what does WTO stand for

A

world trade organisation

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14
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what is half of all irish exports made up of

A

chemicals and computer services

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15
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up to what % does US apply tariffs on Chinese products

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25%

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16
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benefit of free trade

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increases economic output and income

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17
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how to calculate the opportunity cost of good X

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sacrifice in good X / gain in good Y

18
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describe the shape of the ppf

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bowed outwards in shape

19
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which is the most efficient part of the ppf

A

most outmost part

20
Q

when can the ppf curve shift

A

when theres more productive technology

when theres more education = more productive labour force

21
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who has an absolute advantage

A

whichever producer can produce using fewer inputs than the other

22
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who has a competitive advantage

A

whichever producer has the lowest opportunity cost

23
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what is specialisation

A

when each country concentrates on the product that they have the least opportunity cost

24
Q

why does china have a great comparative advantage

A

extremely cheap labour

25
as China's labour force become more aware of their low labour costs and demand higher wages, how will China maintain their competitive advantage
through investing in technology and innovation to make production costs as cheap as possible
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if the domestic price of a good is less than the world price, what should the country do
export their good | they have comparative advantage
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if the domestic price of a good is greater than the world price, what should the country do
import the good
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what is a tariff
tax on good produced abroad and sold domesticallly
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what is a quota
limit of a good produced abroad and sold domestically
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other barriers that arent tariffs or quoats
complex or discriminatory rules on origin and quality sanitary conditions administrative regulations currency manipulation
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benefits of trade
``` increased variety of goods lower costs increased competition enhanced flow of ideas and innovation economic growth ```
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arguments to restrict trade
domestic job loss national security infant industries and older industries unfair competition
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what is a net exporter
a country who exports more than they import eg USA
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What is a net imprter
a country who imports more than they export eg Ireland
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benefits of trade barriers
``` protect domestic industries health reasons enviornmental reasons prevent unfair competition decrease reliance on supply chains ```
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disadantages of trade barriers
``` less choice for consumers higher prices for consumers black markets may establish lower demand, unemployment drop in productivity ```
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ireland has the highest tariffs on what products
sugar beet why mushrooms milk
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how can AD be boosted by trade
nx increases c increases as more goods available i could boost with foreign investment
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how can LRAS be shifted by trade
higher output and lower prices shifts LRAS Also foreign investment changes capital New innovation and technologies can be introduced
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if an industry is present in many markets worldwide, will fluctuations be less or more intens
less as one individual country wont have a huge impact
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why can trade be great for smaller countries
cooperation and good established relationships with the larger countries can be beneficial (less likely to have wars)