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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 The International Economy and Globalization
PART 1 International Trade Relations
CHAPTER 2 Foundations of Modern Trade Theory: Comparative Advantage
CHAPTER 3 Sources of Comparative Advantage
CHAPTER 4 Tariffs
CHAPTER 5 Nontariff Trade Barriers
CHAPTER 6 Trade Regulations and Industrial Policies
CHAPTER 7 Trade Policies for the Developing Nations
CHAPTER 8 Regional Trading Arrangements
CHAPTER 9 International Factor Movements and Multinational Enterprises
PART 2 International Monetary Relations
CHAPTER 10 The Balance of Payments
CHAPTER 11 Foreign Exchange
CHAPTER 12 Exchange-Rate Determination
CHAPTER 13 Mechanisms of International Adjustment
CHAPTER 14 Exchange-Rate Adjustments and the Balance of Payments
CHAPTER 15 Exchange-Rate Systems and Currency Crises
CHAPTER 16 Macroeconomic Policy in an Open Economy
CHAPTER 17 International Banking: Reserves, Debt, and Risk
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Chapter 1
THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY AND GLOBALIZATION
CHAPTER OVERVIEW
This chapter introduces students to the international economy globalization. The first part of the chapter emphasizes
the high degree of economic interdependence that characterizes today’s economies. Economic interdependence
includes international trade and international finance.
The chapter also focuses on the United States as an open economy. Data is provided that shows U.S. exports as a
percent of gross domestic product and the value of U.S. trade with its major trading partners. The chapter notes
that many U.S. firms source a portion of the production of their goods in foreign countries.
The chapter concludes by discussing the nature of international competitiveness--for firms, industries, and nations. It
is noted that exposure to global competition tends to improve the efficiency of firms. Finally, the chapter introduces
the potential effects that international trade has on workers.
After completing the chapter, students should be able to:
• Define economic interdependence.
• Discuss the importance of international trade for the U.S. economy.
• Examine the factors that make a company American.
• Discuss the nature of competitiveness and how it applies to firms, industries, and nations.
• Identify the advantages and disadvantages of international trade for workers.
BRIEF ANSWERS TO STUDY QUESTIONS
1. Interdependence among today's economies reflects the historical evolution of the world's economic and
political order. Since World War II, Europe and Japan have reindustrialized. What is more, the formation of
the European Community and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, as well as the rise of
multinational corporations, has contributed to closer economic and political linkages.
2. Proponents of an open trading system maintain that free trade leads to lower prices, the development of more
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