agenda Anything New? Homework Quiz Keynes vs. Hayek Music Video International Economics Intro to Chapter to Chapter 37 HOMEWORK Read “The Last Word” Chapter 37…Question 12 & 15 and Problems 1, 2 & 4
Anything New?
Homework Chapter 36 Question 6 and Problems 1, 2
Quiz – Chapter 35 & 36
Theories Revisited Free Market (F.A. Hayek) vs. Keynesian (John Maynard Keynes)
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International Economics Chapters 37 & 38 International Trade or Globalization Based on specialization Economic theory is called the Law of Comparative Advantage Law of Comparative Advantage was developed by David Ricardo Law of Comparative Advantage says (in simple words)… Do what you do best (specialize) and buy from others what they do best Countries are no different than people or businesses
International Economics Chapters 37 & 38 Why Specialize? Because resources (land, labor, human capital and physical capital) are not equally distributed among countries
International Economics Chapters 37 & 38 Resources (land, labor, human capital and physical capital) are not equally distributed among countries. Australia has lots of land China has lots of labor US has lots of human capital Japan has lots of physical capital So it makes sense that Australia makes stuff that needs land (uggs?), China makes stuff that needs lots of labor (clothes?), the US makes stuff that needs lots of human capital (airplanes?) and Japan makes stuff that needs physical capital (cars?)
International Economics Chapters 37 & 38 Why Specialize? Because resources (land, labor, human capital and physical capital) are not equally distributed among countries For example…Canada, the US and Brazil and my breakfast
International Economics Chapters 37 & 38 A few key terms… Exports – Made in the US, sold in other countries Imports – Made in other countries, Sold in the US Trade Surplus = Exports greater than Imports (or imports less than exports) Trade Deficit = Imports greater than exports (or exports less than imports) Where is the US currently?
International Economics Chapters 37 & 38 Table 37.1 Figure 37.3
International Economics Chapters 37 & 38 Non Currency ways to manage (influence) trade 1.Tarriffs 2.Quotas 3.Barriers 4.Subsidies Why manage trade?
International Economics Chapters 37 & 38 Table 37.1 Figure 37.3