What is the negative effect of a trade imbalance ON THE OFFENDING COUNTRY?
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A trade imbalance does not necessarily imply that there will be a negative effect on a country running either a trade deficit or a trade surplus, as there can be other factors within a nation's economy that allow that trade deficit (or surplus) to be beneficial.  The consequences of that trade imbalance may also be a short term benefit, but with adverse long term consequences.\n\nTaking the US economy as an example, it has been running a trade deficit for many years, as well as a budget deficit, yet it has enjoyed, in the near term, productivity growth, a strong employment market, high consumer confidence, and with the recent exception of gasoline, fairly low consumer prices.  While long term consequences, such as adverse effects from foreign purchasing of US debt, as well as the long term growth of the national debt causing problems in the future, in the short term, the trade deficit has overall  contributed to our economic well being.
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Trading in the currency of other countries.
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For example if USA spends more buying from Chinw than it sells to them, USA has a trade deficit to China.\n\nIn other words USA would owe money to China. \n\nTo resolve the problem the value of the US dollar would decrease to the Chinese Yen.\n\nThis would allow China to regain it's losses by selling items to US at a more expensive price and buying items from US at a cheaper price. This would correct the trade deficit.\n\nHowever this is not what is happening.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_deficit
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Mainly currency risk and sovereign trade deficit. Governments getting overthrown by Coup like in Thailand is also a risk. Communist countries can nationalize any industry.\n\nBy the way USA is at highest risk these days and many emerging markets are lower risk if you care to study them carefully. US dollar is declining against many currencies. So Fidelity in USA is higher risk than many are aware of.
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Well, seeing as New Orleans is a major trading port, companies had to pay extra for goods to be shipped to other ports. Causing prices to rise all over the country, (especially gas). Which is causing a negative economic effect.
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yes it has a great effect in macro economics dealing with exchange rates and interest rates and foreign trade. a weak or undervalued currency is better for manufacture of goods in your country and a strong currency is better if you import goods from other countries.
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look up the definitions:\ntariffs are monies a govenment charges on goods brought into another country.  \nQuotas set limits on how many goods can be imported or exported.
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check out these guys:\nhttp://www.theyesmen.org/\n\nthey, of course, are very biased about WTO effects.
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I read it as:\n\nHow does using the natural products (i.e. oil, crops) that a less developed nation has (naturally) by a big company effect the less developed nation?  Is it wrong for the big guy to do this to the little guy?  How does it effect the little guy?  Is it fair for either side?
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And lose all international cooperation? Get massive sanctions? Lose international trade as we know it? How exactly would that help?
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Corruption among the government leaders. Lack of government trade laws that can severely destroy your business in an instant.
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US trade deficit is too small compared to its GDP (nearly $12 trillion).  While trade deficit is a minor problem, global supply-demand will keep varying over the years and this could change the trade-deficit. Further, the deficit is paid by foreign investment, which means Americans aren't saving enough. When the interest rates are very low they won't save much money but spend it on commodities which includes importing from overseas. When the rates go up there is incentive to save it in term-deposits and other safe investments.  It is a tricky complex phenonmenon that will get resolved on its own with time but as of now it is not an alarming situation.
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Not much to sum it up. While the effects will be short term at best, the whole point of tariffs is to protect the industry.
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If your country considers the failure to pay a criminal matter and it has an extradition treaty with the U.S.A., then you can be deported. If the failure to pay is a civil matter, then I am not sure what the consequences would be for you.
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fiscal imbalance\nconstitutional reform
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People already complain enough about the trade balance and then we want to forbid exports?\n\nThe number of barrels exported is pretty miniscule compared to the daily usage.  They could just hedge with futures contracts and stop producing the oil if there was a law against exports.  The net would a real shortage including the ever popular gas lines.  It wouldn't affect actual prices that much.\n\nIf you look at the actual data, last week, we imported 9.8 million barrels of crude oil and exported 22 thousand barrels.  That's not a very strong case that exports affect oil prices at all.  We do export petroleum products, such as plastics and other such things because it's sensible to export the excess, especially if you get a better price for it.
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There are many issues here.\n1) Imports may be cheeper and still be as good or better.\n2) Importing goods is "exporting" jobs. Can lead to unemployment and downturns in the local economy.\n3) Limiting imports stops local firms from improving production processes as they make good profits under their production.\n4) Sometimes imported goods don't have the warranty and after sales service as local goods.\n5) Importing from one country often opens the door to exporting to the exporting country.\n\nCan be advantageous but has disadvantages as well.