Development Flashcards
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What are the three equal weights within the HDI?
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- education - mean years of schooling
- health - life expectancy at birth
- real GNI per head at PPPs
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Waht are the advantedges of HDI?
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Combines effects of increased growth with other quality of life indicators
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What is a disadvantedge of HDI
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- does not take into account inequality, poverty or other measurements of deprivation (qualitative factors)
- no income distribution (inequitable development is not human development)
- PPP values used to adjust GNI data change quickly can be in a cure or misleading
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When was Inequality adjusted HDI (IHDI) introduced
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2010
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What is the IHDI
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- HDI adjusted for inequalities in the distribution of achievements in each of the three dimensions of the HDI
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What is the multi dimensional poverty index?
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- published in 2010
- reports and complements money based measures by considering multiple deprivations and their overlap
- identifies deprivations across the same three dimensions as the HDI
- it shows the number of people who are multi dimensionally poor (suffering deprivations in 33% of weighted indicators) and the number of deprivations with which poor households typically contend
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What other indicators can be used?
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- proportion of the male population engaged in agriculture
- energy consumption per person
- the proportion of the population with access to clean water
- the proportion of the population with internet access
- mobile phones per thousand of population
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What is economic development?
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- an increase in welfare or living standards over time
- economic development is subjective
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What is primary product dependency?
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- demand for these products tend to be relatively price elastic (large impact on TR)
- supply is quite inelastic (crops taking a long time to grow)
- change in supply or demand will have a big impact on the country’s export values.
- dependence on volatile products reduces investment
- Angola exports 97% oil
- Kenya: 19% tea, 12% horticulture
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Sectoral imbalance - Prebisch-Singer hypothesis
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- developing countries may tend to export primary products whilst importing manufactured products
- primary products tend to be income inelastic
- as world incomes rise demand wont increase, unlike manufactured goods
- Firms focused on producing primary products wont be able to afford as many imported goods over time
- ToTs deteriorates relative to prices of primary products
- PREBISCH SINGER HYPOTHESIS (cash crops is not an effective long term development plan)
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What
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What are some criticism of the PS hypothesis
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- as population grows, demand for agriculture products will push up price
- demand for some primary products (oil/gold) is income elastic
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How do you calculate terms of trade?
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Index of export prices/index of import prices *100
- over 100 means exports are improving
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What is the harrod domar model
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GDP growth = savings rate/capital output ratio
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What is the capital output ratio
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- how much capital it takes to make a certain amount of output
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How does savings gap lead to a barrier in development
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Low GDP per capita -> low marginal propensity of saving
Low savings -> lack of funding for investment
Low investment -> low capital and infrastructure accumulation
Low capital -> low GDP per capita
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Compare to saving rates in Africa to middle income countries
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17% of GDP vs 31% of GDP
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Low saving rates and poorly developed or malfunctioning financial markets make it more…
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Exspensive for Africa sectors to get funds for investment (higher interest rates)
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How can instability lead to a savings gap?
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- capital flight
- people hold money abroad
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What is the foreign currency gap?
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- outflows of money are higher than inflows of money into an economy
- often due to primary product dependency or foreign debt
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Why does a foreign currency gap act as a barrier to development
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- does not have enough foreign currency to pay for essential imports such as medicines, food and raw materials
- severely hamper SRAS
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Why does a foreign currency gap act as a barrier to development
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- does not have enough foreign currency to pay for essential imports such as medicines, food and raw materials
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How do countries deal with a foreign currency gap?
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- devaluing the exchange rate to improve competitiveness
- may even increase as investors get nervous
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Describe debt as a barrier to development
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Money was often borrowed at times of low interest rates and has since become harder to repay:
- debt may finance risky projects where export prices for output were high and returns have since fallen
- oil prices have risen
- currency value of the borrowers has declines (especially in comparison to $)
- loans may have been used for military
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How does gender inequality contribute to barriers in development
- if woman cannot access the workplace the country misses half of its workforce - misallocating resources/
- lack of education healthcare and opportunities for women will socially hold a nation back as well
In Bangladesh 81.3% labour force participation rate for me, 36% for women
$12 trillion could be added to global GDP by 2025 by advancing women’s equality (McKinsey global institute report)
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How does lack of physical capital contribute to barriers of development
- may be due to lack of property rights/lack of investment
- leads to production being relatively inefficient therefore difficult to drive growth
Property rights:
- lack of makes it hard for people to access loans as they have no collateral
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How does population growth affect development
- LEDCs have rapid population growth
- if population is growing faster than the economy, GNI per capita decreases
- Increased dependency ration and pressure on social infrastructure
- outwards migration of young people and ageing populations
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How does poor infrastructure lead to barriers in development
- businesses will find it costly to trade
- deterrent to FDI and domestic
- low gdp -> low tax revenue
- countries with rich natural resources may receive multinational corporate investment in their infrastructure to facilitate businesses
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Give examples of bad infrastructure that may harm development
- unreliable energy supplies
- poor transport networks
- bad internet coverage
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What are examples of human capital problems
- low school enrollment leads to low productivity and low gdp growth
- in turn deters FDI because cost of training
- un/deremployment
- prevalence of HIV and AIDS causes problems
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How much can malaria reduce GDP in African countries by?
5-6%
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What is corruption?
- the use of power for personal gain
- includes bribery, extortion, diversion of resources to the governing elite
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How does corruption act as a barrier to development
- deters domestic investment and FDI
- limits G&D
World bank withdrew investment to chad for oil pipeline because of corruption
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What are some geographical factors to development
- lack of natural resources or difficulty farming
- landlocked so hard to access trade routes
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what are some historical factors that can act as a barrier to devleopment
- exploitation
- slavery
- colonisation
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How does disease affect development
- smaller work force
- lower productivity
- strain on healthcare system
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How does civil strife affect development
- civil war leads to a reduction in the labour force
- destruction of capital/infrastructure
- often leads to capitral flight/high military spending once over
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Give application for debt as a barrier to development
Ghana pays 30% of GDP in debt repayment
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What are the two ways to increase growth according to the harrod domar model?
Increase savings rate
- higher savings means increase capital for banks
- increase ability to loan
- increase firm investment in capital
Decrease capital output ratio
- less capital to make the same amount of output (increase productivity)
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What is the Lewis model?
- for a country to develop they need to improve their industrial sector
- assumes that there is excess labour capacity in the agricultural sector and therefore there is little opportunity cost to workers moving from agriculture to the industrial sector
- means that theoretically industrial sector can grow without any decrease in agricultural output, higher profits therefore can be invested in capital goods = more production = more profits
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What are the drawbacks of the Lewis model?
Assumes manufacturing is labour intensive when its in fact mostly capital investment
- therefore investment in education and training for sectoral change; may be occupational immobility
- profits from investment may be reallocated inefficiently
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How does trade liberalisation influence growth and development?
- removes trade barriers (free trade)
- free trade forces firms to become more competitive as there are larger markets + economies of scale
- higher efficiency + competitiveness leads to a rise in exports and export led growth
- reduces price of goods + provides more choice for consumers
- higher economic growth + living standards (led by higher productivity growth)
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What are the drawbacks of trade liberalisation
- loss of government import tariffs revenue that could be used to invest in development projects
- risk of structural unemployment if demand shifts from domestic goods to imports
- risk of rise inequality if certain industry’s have little comparative advantages do not grow
- countries with uncompetitive goods will experience a trade deficit
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Give an example of trade liberalisation being effective
African continental free trade agreement - 43 African countries
- Creates a single market of 1.3bn people
- liberalises ~90% of tariffs within Africa
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What are government subsidies
- financial assistance or benefits provided by governments to support specific business or industries
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How does removing subsidies contribute to development?
- cause firms to be inefficient as they don’t try to cut costs and become reliant on subsidies (removal forces them to be efficient)
- subsidies might have high opp cost
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Drawbacks to removal of subsidies
- in developing countries (who dont have the same access to resources) removal coudl take them out of the market completely as they wouldn’t be able to continue operating and competing
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Give a real life example of removing subsidies benefiting development
- Nigeria removed fuel subsidies, these mostly benefited the elite who could afford fuel at market price
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What is FDI?
- the purchase of interest from a company by a foreign investor
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Why do firms tend to undertake FDI?
- production costs are lower in developing countries
- enables them access to a new market
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What are the benefits of FDI for development?
- creates new jobs and higher wages, leading to consumption, positive multiplier effect -> increase growth + GDP
- can improve capital output ratio and fill savings gap
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What are the drawbacks to FDI?
- exploitation of workers in less developed countries by offering lower wages and worse working conditions
- profit earned in the country jay be taken out of the country and spent elsewhere
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Give an example of FDI helping economic growth
- Samsungs investment in Vietnam has meant many local firms are part of their supply chain and other businesses have set up around
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What are microfinance schemes?
Small loans for people who typically do not qualify for a loan. Uses social responsibility to grant out the loan.
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What are the benefits of a microfinance scheme
- used in environments where there is little cash
- loan stimulates a lot of employment
- removes interest rates from loan sharks
- helping people pull sway from absolute poverty
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What are the drawbacks of microfinance schemes
- dishonesty or bad investment can mean people cannot pay back their loans
- social responsibility can be detrimental
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What are examples of microfinance schemes
- in Bangladesh microfinance schemes have pulled 10% of those engaged in those schemes out of absolute poverty (2.5mil)
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What is privatisation
When government owned companies or services are transferred into the private sectors
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How does privatisation increase real gdp?
- improve effiency and productivity because privatized companies are driven by profit
- increase economic output and GDP
- employment would rise as privatisation can create jobs
- reduce opportunity for corruption
- attracting FDI as international corporations perceive opportunities
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Give the drawbacks to privatisation
- increased inequality if essential services become more exspensive
- private companies could prioritise profits over quality leading to a decline in standards of services provided
- monopolies created
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Give a case study for privatisation
- indias pricvatisation led to a boost in FDI which brought in capital and also increased employment opportunities and skills development which contributed to economic growth
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In many cases developing countries try to maintain an exchange rate at..
- An artificially high rate
- when exchange rates are floated there is a depreciation of the currency
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What are floating exchange rates?
- currency who’s value is determined by foreign exchange markets
- affected by supply and demand of the currency in public markets
- by allowing markets to determine the exchange rate, when demand for exports fall, value of currency will fall, making the exports cheaper and increasing demand
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What are benefits of floating exchange rates
- stabilizes bot
- if there is a current account deficit this will lead to an outflow of currency, causing a depreciation. This will lead to a greater demand of exports, improving current account
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What are the drawbacks of floating exchange rates?
- you cant have free capital flows
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Why is free capital flows a good/bad thing?
- encourages investment and the central bank to have control over interest rates
- allows speculative attacks
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Case study - floating exchange rates
Argentina couldn’t match its currency to the true state of the economy
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What is human capital
Value of workers experiences and skills
- includes assets like education training intelligence skills and health
- more human capital more productivity
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Benefits of human capital
- more educated/skilled/healthier
- more productive workers
- firms costs will decrease, SRAS outwards
- LRAS outwards and real gdp not limited
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Drawback of human capital development
- putting kids in schooling means those with sick parents will not have any income at all
- shift left in AD
- healthcare must improve as well
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Case study for developing human capital
- Madagascar 1980-1990 - Malagasy
- GNI went from $460 to $240
- lost gen
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What is protectionism?
- government policies that restrict international trade to help domestic industries
- in order to improve economy within a domestic economy and overall gdp
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What are the benefits of protectionism?
- couteracting protectionism abroad
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What is a managed exchange rate?
- when a country’s currency is determined by market forces but has occasional intervention from central banks to stabilise or influence the exchange rate
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How do managed exchange rates help break down barriers to entry?
- can stop sharp fluctuations that disrupt economy, help exports and importers who rely on stable/predicable exchange rates to price goods and services
- price volatility reduced (investment increased, consumer confidence increase)
- buffers against speculative attacks when speculartors try to exploit rapid currency movements
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What is an example of a country with a managed exchange rate?
Switzerland
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What is infrastructure development?
- construction and improvement of physical facilities and systems that support economic growth (transport,water treatment)
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What are the benefits of infrastructure development?
- Increase AD
- human capital leads to increased productivity
- crowding in
- corp tax
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What are joint ventures?
- business agreement where two or more companies join together to form one collective entity, sharing resources
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What are the benefits of joint ventures
- job creation
- access to international markets, distribution networks
- higher quality, labour practices, environmental regulation
- more competitive - FDI
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What are the drawbacks of joint ventures
- reliance on foreign partners for investment
- short term profit maximisation by foreign companies
- exploitation
- local businesses may not be competitive
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Examples of joint ventures
- 2008 India company
- taya motors with Land Rover
- Improve in car manufacturing led to innovation in India
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How does tourism benefit eco growth
- better facilities
- more jobs
- multiplier effect + income tax
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Drawbacks to development of tourism
- season
- low skilled so income is limited and the multiplier effect is limited
- transaction corportations may move their profits out of country
- environmental damage
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Example of development to tourism
- Morocco
- kings ten year plan includes building seven new eco resorts on the north coast where unemployment is 40%
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What is fair trade
- de marginalises small scale farmers and workers by increasing price of good so it covers the cost of sustainably producing the good
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Benefits of fair trade
- additional money
- allows access to credit ahead of harvest
- improves working conditions bans child labour
- stronger relationships with buyers
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What are drawbacks to fair trade
- higher price discourages consumers from buying the good
- exspensive to become fair trade certified
- dependency on primary resources
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Examples of fair trade
- the economist report, for each dollar paid only three cents more are transferred to the country where the product came from
- Guatemalan coffee farmers have been found to have higher incomes, better access to healthcare and education
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What is globalisation?
- the ever increasing integration of the worlds local regional and national economies into a single international market
- free trade of g&s, capital and labour
- exchange of technology and intellectual capital
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What are factors contributing to globalisation in the last 50 years?
- trade in goods and services
- trade liberalisation
- MNCs
- international financial flows
- communication and IT
- containerisation
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Why has there been an increase in trade in services?
- the trade of tourism, call centre services, and software production (particularly from India) has increased from developing countries
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What are MNCs?
- organisations that own or control the production of goods and services in multiple countries
- large economies of scale
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Why has a rise of communications and it contributed to globalisation?
- easier and cheaper to communicate
- better transport links and transfer of information has been made easier
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What is containerisation
- cheaper to ship goods across the world causing prices to fall
- easier to load and cheaper to distribute
BUT MAINLY MNCS LEADING TO STRUCTURAL UNEMPLOYMENT
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What is the impact of globalisation on individual countries?
- large trade imbalances
- inequality
- cultural diversity or less of
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What is the effect of globalisation on governments?
- may lose sovereignty due to increase in international treaties
- have to abide to rules
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What is the effect of globalisation on producers and consumers?
- specialisation and economies of scale
- more competitive - more efficient
- switching production to places with cheaper labour - spread of technology
- increase in world incomes
- wider range of goods - may be some homogenisation
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What is the effect of globilisation on workers?
- more job opportunities
- structural unemployment
- exploitation or higher incomes
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Give an example for structural unemployment caused by globalisation in the UK
- collapse of ship building and mining industries and its more efficient to manufactures abroad due to cheaper labour
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What is absolute advantage?
When a country can produce a good or service using fewer resources and a lower cost than another country
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What are the assumptions of comparative advantage?
- perfectly competitive market
- structural unemployment (less transferable skills)
- does not consider the exchange rate for cost of production
- simple model between two countries
- countries produce a variety of goods
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What are the assumptions and limitations of the theory of comparative advantage
1. Perfectly competitive market
2. Structural unemployment, less transferable skills
3. Exchange rates
4. Simple model w two countries
5. Countries produce a wide range of goods
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What are the advantages of specialisation and trade in international context
- greater world output - economic welfare
- higher quality - specialisation
- variation
- more competitive markets so reduces prices
- ppf outwards
- eons
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What are the disadvantages of global specialisation-
- Less developed countries may use up their non-renewable resources quickly
- primary product dependency
- structural unemployment - brain drain?
- stuck in production of one good
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What are factors influencing the pattern of trade and changes in trade flows between countries
- comparative advantage
- impact of emerging economies
- growth of trading blocks and bilateral trading agreements
- changes in relative exchange rates
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How does comparative advantages influence patterns of trade
- growth in exports of manufactured goods from developing countries to developed countries
- de industrialisation of developed countries
- production of manufactured goods shifted to other countries (China and India have a larger proportion of world trade)
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How has the growth of trading blocs affected flows of trade?
- increased trade between members but diverted from somewhere else
- trade creation/diversion
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What is trade creation?
- when a country consumes more imports from a low cost producers and fewer from a high cost producer
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What is trade diversion?
- trade shifts to a less efficient producer
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What is the eu common agricultural policy?
- domestic farmers receive subsidies to encourage production and lower costs so farmers in other countries find it hard to compete with them
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How do hangers in relative exchange rates affect trade flows?
- affects relative prices of goods between countries
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What are the types of trading blocs?
- free trade area
- customs union
- common market
- monetary unions
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What is a free trade area?
- where countries agree to trade goods with other members without protectionist barriers
NAFTA , EFTA
- allows members to exploit their comparative advantages which increases efficiency
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What is a customs union? -
- countries in a customs union have established a common trade policy with the row
- common external tariff
- free trade between members
- EU
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What is a common market?
- establishes free trade in goods and services
- common external tariffs allows free movement of capital and labour across borders
- EU
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What are monetary unions?
- share the same currency
- economically integrated
- same interest rates
- respond similarly to external shocks or policy changes
- flexibility in product markets and labour markets to deal with shocks
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What are the criteria for countries within eurozone?
- budget deficits cannot exceed 3% of GDP
- gross national debt below 60% of gdp
- inflation below 1.5% of three lowest inflation countries
- bond yield has to be below 2% of the yield of the countries with lowest interest rates
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What are the costs and benefits of regional trade agreements
- trade diversion (welfare reducing)
- reduced transaction costs
- economies of scale
- enhanced competition
- migration
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Why are trading blocs seen as the second best solution to complete free trade?
- many benefits of free trade but distribute gains unequally
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What is the WTO
- promotes wto through reducing trade barriers and policing existing agreements
- settles trade disputes
- 161 members in 2015
- requires all trading partners treated equally
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What are some negative effects of trading blocs -
- May distort world trade or adversely affect those who do not belong to them
- inefficient allocation of resources as a result of policies
- protectionism
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What is protectionism
The actor guarding a countrys industries from foreign competition by imposing restrictions on free trade
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What impact does protectionism have on the trade deficit?
- reduction
- importing less due to tariffs and quotas
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Why may a country introduce protectionism?
- infant industries might need protecting.
- used to correct market failure (demerit goods)
- protect domestic jobs
- retaliation
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What are infant industries?
- industries which a relatively new and need support
- protectionism is usually short term until the industry develops
- new industries face high start-up costs
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What are the types of restrictions on trade?
- tariffs
- quotas
- subsidies to domestic producers
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What are tariffs?
- taxes on imports to a country
- could lead to relatiation so exports may decrease
