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international（国际经济学）课后习题及答案

ReviewQuestionsandCondensedAnswersforInternationalTradeTheories

Chapter1WorldTradeandtheNationalEconomyReviewQuestions::

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1(Whatfeaturesdistinguishinternationalfromdomestictransactions?

2(Whatcanyousayaboutthegrowthofworldtradeinbothnominalandrealterms?Wasit

fasterthanthegrowthofoutput?

3(Evaluatethestatement,”theUnitedStatesisaclosedeconomy,henceforeigntradeisof

noconsequencetoit.”

4(Distinguishbetweenexportindustries,import-competingindustriesandnontradedgoods.

Giveexamplesofeach.

5(Usingthefigureintable1-3,whatcanyousayaboutthetradestructureoftheUSAand

Japan.

CondensedAnswerstoReviewQuestions::::

1.Thetextdiscusseswaysthatinternationaltransactionsdifferfromdomesticones.

i.Internationaltraderequiresthattransactionsbeconductedbetweentwo

currenciesmediatedbyanexchangerate.Domestictransactionsareconducted

inasinglecurrency.

ii.Commercialpoliciesthatoperatetorestrictinternationaltransactionscannot,in

general,beimposedondomestictrade.Suchpoliciesincludetariffs,quotas,

voluntaryexportrestraints,exportsubsidies,andexchangecontrols.

iii.Countriespursuedifferentdomesticmacroeconomicpolicieswhichresultin

divergentratesofeconomicgrowth,inflation,andunemployment.

iv.Morestatisticaldataexistonthenature,volume,andvalueofinternational

transactionsthanexistindomestictrade.

v.Factorsofproductionaremoremobiledomesticallythaninternationally.

vi.Countriesexhibitdifferentdemandpatterns,salestechniques,andmarketing

requirements.Manyoftheseareduetocultureandcustom.Someresultfrom

differencesingovernmentregulations.Includedherearehealth,safety,

environmental,andtechnicalrules.

2.Therealvolumeofworldexportsgrewatanannualrateofmorethan6percentbetween

1950and2000.Globaloutputgrewatanannualrateof4