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Human Resource Strategy Formulation Implementation And Impact 2nd Edition Bjarne Stroustrup - Solutions
Should international businesses promote or fight the creation of regional trading blocs?
How does the WTO affect the operations of large MNCs? Did MNCs benefit from the successful completion of the Uruguay Round?
Suppose you are deciding whether to locate a factory in China or in Mexico to serve the U.S. market. What factors would influence your location decision? Suppose the price of oil suddenly rises. What impact would this have on your decision?
Consider the opening case in this chapter. How has Mexico’s success affected the Canadian and U.S. economies?
What efforts have South American countries made to regionally integrate their economies?
What is the Caribbean Basin Initiative? What is its goal?
What are NAFTA’s major provisions?
Describe the five major organizations governing the EU.
What was the goal of the Treaty of Rome?
Why do free trade areas develop rules of origin?
How do the various forms of economic integration differ?
How does the WTO differ from the GATT?
Under what conditions can WTO members not use MFN when dealing with one another?
What does most favored nation (MFN) mean?
MyLab Management Only—comprehensive writing assignment for this chapter.
The enforcement of antidumping laws is controversial. Discuss why this is so. Should nations enforce their antidumping laws? Defend your answer.
Discuss the primary barriers that countries erect to protect domestic firms from foreign competition. Who benefits from the erection of these barriers? Who loses?
Huawei’s chief financial officer has argued, “Whenever trade protectionism intervenes with competition in the market, it is the consumer who suffers in the end.” Do you agree?
No evidence has been made public that Huawei equipment has been used by the company or by the Chinese government to spy on foreign users. In the absence of such evidence, is the U.S. government justified in discriminating against this Chinese company? Why or why not?
Do you think Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was correct in opening the Canadian market to Huawei? Why or why not?
What is the basis for Huawei’s success in the global market for telecommunications equipment?
Should we worry if foreigners sell us goods cheaply?
Indonesia has imposed high export taxes on the export of raw wood and sawn timber. Why would it do this? (Hint:What is the impact of these export tariffs on the domestic market for wood and timber? Which domestic industries would benefit from this impact?) Who is hurt by these high export taxes?
Refer back to Figure 9.2 on page 231. What would happen if Russia offered Rosatom a subsidy of $1.5 billion after it learns that France granted Areva a subsidy of $2 billion?
Strategic trade theory applies to industries that are composed of only a few firms worldwide. List as many industries as possible that fit this description.
Because of Japan’s success in competing in international markets, it has been the target of numerous complaints that it restricts foreign access to its local markets. As Japan reduces its barriers to imported goods, who is likely to gain from lowered barriers? Who is likely to lose from them?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of an industrial policy?
What are the two definitions of dumping?
What is the purpose of a CVD?
What is the role of the Eximbank?
What is an FTZ?
What are the major forms of NTBs?
Why might a country adopt a VER?
Why is it useful for an importer to seek out an advance tariff classification from the U.S. Customs Service?
What are the different types of tariffs?
What is the infant industry argument?
What is fair trade? Who benefits from it?
MyLab Management Only—comprehensive writing assignment for this chapter.
What are the primary forms of arbitrage that affect the foreign exchange market?
Discuss the various techniques that firms can use to lock in the price that they will pay for foreign exchange for transactions that will occur in the future.
Some experts suggest that China will need to transition from its export-manufacturing based economy to an economy based on domestic consumption and an enhanced service sector. To make this transition, what changes in China’s economic and other public policies need to be made?
Suppose you are an official with Mexico’s economic development agency. Write a one-page memo detailing why firms selling to North American customers should relocate their Chinese factories to Mexico.
If you were a representative of the Vietnamese or Bangladeshi government, would you support the efforts of U.S.and European diplomats to pressure China to raise the value of its currency? Why?
Why is China trying to keep the value of its currency from rising? What would be the impact on the Chinese economy, Chinese workers, and Chinese consumers if the yuan were to rise in value?
China faces a cruel problem. The factors that were the foundation for its economic success will no longer work. What should China do?
China’s economic miracle rested on its abundance of lowcost unskilled labor. What type of goods would China likely export, given the predictions of the Heckscher-Ohlin theorem?Why?
Did the value of the Canadian dollar rise or fall between Tuesday and Wednesday?
According to the international Fisher effect, is expected inflation higher in Japan or the United States?
According to the covered-interest arbitrage theory, what is the expected difference between interest rates in the United States and Japan?
According to the covered-interest arbitrage theory, is the United States or Japan expected to have higher interest rates?
If you are planning to go to Japan this summer, should you buy your yen today? Why or why not?
Calculate the annualized forward premium or discount on six-month forward yen.
Calculate the cross rate of exchange between the British pound and the Swiss franc.
What is the spot price for the dollar on Wednesday in terms of the Swiss franc? (Or, from the U.S. perspective, what is the indirect rate on Swiss francs?)
What is the spot rate for the British pound on Wednesday in terms of the U.S. dollar? (Or, stated differently, how many dollars does a pound cost? Or, from the U.S. perspective, what is the direct quote on pounds?)
What would be the impact on world trade and investment if there were only one currency?
How important is the creation of international banking facilities to the international competitiveness of the U.S.banking industry?
Suppose the spot pound and the three-month forward pound are both selling for $2.00, while U.S. interest rates are 10 percent and British interest rates are 6 percent. Using coveredinterest arbitrage theory, describe what will happen to the spot price of the pound, the three-month forward price of
Do you expect the U.S. dollar to maintain its position as the dominant currency in the foreign-exchange market or will the euro or the Chinese yuan supplant it? Explain your answer.
How important are communications and computing technologies to the smooth functioning of the foreign-exchange market? If the technological advances of the past four decades were eliminated—for example, no PCs or satellite telecommunications—how would the foreign-exchange market be affected?
Suppose the Federal Reserve Board unexpectedly raises interest rates in the United States. How will this action affect the foreign-exchange market?
What are the major characteristics of offshore financial centers?
What are Eurocurrencies?
Describe the various forms a bank’s overseas operations may take.
Discuss the major types of arbitrage activities that affect the foreign-exchange market.
Explain the different techniques that firms can use to protect themselves from future changes in exchange rates.
What is the role of international banks in the foreignexchange market?
How are prices established in the foreign-exchange market?
What determines the supply of any given currency in the foreign-exchange market?
What determines the demand for any given currency in the foreign-exchange market?
The U.S. government gives Rwanda $500 million worth of food to feed starving refugees.
Ford Motor Company (U.S.) pays $2.5 billion to purchase all the common stock of the Jaguar Motor Co. (UK).
The U.S. entrepreneur instead pays United Airlines (a U.S. airline) $1,500 for a Los Angeles–Tokyo round-trip ticket.
A U.S. entrepreneur seeking to sell souvenirs at the 2020 summer Olympics in Tokyo pays Japan Airlines, a Japanese carrier, $1,500 for a Los Angeles–Tokyo round-trip ticket.
What connections exist between the current account and the capital account?
Can international businesses operate more easily in a fixed exchange rate system or in a flexible exchange rate system?
Are there any circumstances under which a country might want to increase its currency’s value?
Under what conditions might a country devalue its currency today?
Did the key role that the dollar played in the Bretton Woods system benefit or hurt the United States?
What parallels exist between the role of the British pound in the nineteenth-century international monetary system and that of the U.S. dollar since 1945?
Identify the different types of balance of payments surpluses and deficits.
What factors cause measurement errors in the BOP accounts?
List the four major accounts of the BOP accounting system and their components.
Describe the differences between a fixed exchange rate system and a flexible exchange rate system.
Why did the Bretton Woods system collapse in 1971?
Why are quotas important to IMF members?
Why was the IFC established by the World Bank?
What was the initial goal of the World Bank?
Why is the gold standard a type of fixed exchange rate system?
What is the function of the international monetary system?
MyLab Management Only—comprehensive writing assignment for this chapter.
What are the primary factors that affect FDI?
Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the country-based trade theories and the firm-based trade theories.
“Bottle shops”—small retail outlets specializing in selling fine wines—might purchase a case or two of a specific wine when placing an order. (A case typically consists of a dozen 750-milliliter bottles.) Buyers for large multistore firms such as Tesco or Walmart often order thousands of
Should the U.S. government adopt an AOC system to ensure the quality of U.S. wines destined for export markets?
Should the French government relax its AOC system, allowing French vintners to expand the size of their chateâux to capture economies of scale? Why or why not?
Why are French wines able to command a price premium in export markets?
Both Old World vineyards and New World vineyards compete in the global market place. What are the competitive advantages and disadvantages of the Old World vineyards? Of the New World vineyards?
Based on what you know about the Japanese and Korean markets, decide whether the same pattern of competitiveness that exists in the United States for the computer, consumer electronics, and automobile industries also holds true for the Japanese and Korean markets. Why or why not?
Do the same theories work as well in making predictions for those industries?
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