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Page 1: Exports Domestically produced goods and services sold in markets in other countries Imports Foreign-made products and services purchased by domestic consumers
Page 2: Exports Domestically produced goods and services sold in markets in other countries Imports Foreign-made products and services purchased by domestic consumers

• Exports

• Domestically produced goods and services sold in markets in other countries

• Imports

• Foreign-made products and services purchased by domestic consumers

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WHY NATIONS TRADE• Boosts economic growth by providing access to new markets and needed resources

• More efficient production systems

• Less reliance on economies of home nations

International Sources of Factors of Production

• Decisions to operate abroad depend on a variety of factors.

• Allows a company to spread risk throughout nations in different stages of the business cycle or development

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Size of the International Marketplace

• World population = 7 billion

• One in five people live in relatively well-developed countries.

• Huge populations of developing nations can be lucrative markets.

Absolute and Comparative Advantage

• Absolute advantage

• Comparative advantage

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MEASURING TRADE BETWEEN NATIONS

• Balance of trade

• Difference between a nation’s imports and exports

• Balance of payments

• Overall flow of money into or out of a country

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Major U.S. Exports and Imports

• U.S. leads world, exports and imports annually total $3 trillion

• U.S. imports more goods than exports; exports more services than imports.

Exchange Rates

• Exchange rate

• Value of one nation’s currency relative to the currencies of other nations

• Rates can quickly create or wipe out competitive advantage.

• Foreign currency market

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BARRIERS TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Social and Cultural Differences• Language, values, and religious attitudes

Economic Differences• Infrastructure, currency conversion, and shifts

Political and Legal Differences• Political climate, legal environment, international regulations

Types of Trade Restrictions• Tariffs

• Nontariff barriers

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REDUCING BARRIERS TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Organizations Promoting International Trade• General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)

• Sponsored negotiations to reduce worldwide barriers to trade

• World Trade Organization

• Monitors GATT agreements

• World Bank

• Lends money to less-developed and developing countries

• International Monetary Fund

• Promotes trade through financial cooperation

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International Economic Communities

• Reduce trade barriers and promote regional economic cooperation

NAFTA (1994)

• United States, Canada, Mexico

CAFTA (2005)

• United States, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua

European Union

• Best-known example of a common market

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GOING GLOBAL

Levels of Involvement

• Importers and exporters

• Countertrade

• Contractual agreements

• Franchising

• Offshoring

• International direct investment

• Multinational corporation

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DEVELOPING A STRATEGY FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

Global Business Strategies• Sell same product in essentially the same manner throughout the world

Multidomestic Business Strategies•  Develops products and marketing strategies for particular national markets