Without international trade, nations would be limited to goods and services produced ___ their own borders
Within
Outside
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Comparative advantage can be contrasted with ___ advantage
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Absolute
Relative
In the 19th century, especially in the UK, a belief in free trade became paramount. This belief became the dominant thought among the ___ nations ever since
Eastern
Western
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As customs levels ___ there is also a greater facilities for trade
Remain
Go up
Fall
In the current recession there is also discussion about the advantages and disadvantages that membership of the EU has brought us where trade ___ barriers
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Has a lot of
Hasn't any
The ___ is the economic policy of restricting trade among states
Protectionism
Free trade
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Nobel Prize winner in economics and trade theorist Paul Krugman once famously stated that "If there were an Economic Creed, it would surely contain:
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I understand the Principle of Comparative Advantage
I believe in Free Trade
The amount of the tariffs ___ the quantity of imported goods
Will keep
Will reduce
Will increase
What is the practice of selling imported merchandise at prices below its market value called?
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Bargain
Dumping
In Andalusia, for many years subsidies have been given to Santana Motor in Linares to maintain the production of ___ vehicles with the excuse of maintain employment
Suzuki
Nissan
Toyota
China keeps its currency artificially devalued (the ___) to favor its exports and limit its imports
Yen
Yuan
Won
Subsidies allow more ___, old-fashioned or inefficient agricultural farms to continue operation that would not otherwise be viable
Bigger
Smaller
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The value of free trade was first observed and documented by Adam Smith. Later ___, demonstrated the benefits of trade via specialization
Thomas Maltus
John Williamson
David Ricardo
___ is a customs union with common policies on product regulation, and freedom of movement of production factors (capital and labor) and business
A common market
An economic and monetary union
A free trade area
Unlike ___, members of the free trade area don't have the same policies with respect to non-members, meaning different quotas and customs
A preferential trade
A customs union
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What countries make up the EFTA?
Finland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Finland, Norway, Sweden and Liechtesntein
What countries make up the SACU?
Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Libya
Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Tunisia
Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swazilandia
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is of __
1947
1957
1967
Free trade leads to a ___ of income levels between rich and poor countries
Convergence
Divergence
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The ___ is an international organization that supervises the global financial system following the macroeconomic policies of its member countries, particularly those with an impact on exchange rates and the balance of payments
Universal Currency Fund
World Exchange Fund
International Monetary Fund
The European Union was established by the ___ Treaty
Maastricht
Ljubljana
Riga
The EU enacts legislation in justice and local affairs, including the abolition of passports controls among many member states that are part of the ___ Area
Florence
Schengen
Lorino
The members of the European Parliament are directly elected by EU citizens every ___ years
Three
Four
Five
The European Parliament also has the power to ___ the budget of the Commision and the EU
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Censor
Reject
The Council of the European Union consist of a government ___ for each member state
Deputy
Minister
Senator
The ___ is an accounting document in which all operations derived from the trade of goods and services are recorded, as well as operations derived form capital movements, among some countries and others