How is US business affected by Interantional trade?
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Us business is greatly affected by international trade. A primary example of that is the rising price of Gasoline. We can call that affect "the ripple effect". Because the gasoline prices have gone up by over 100% in the last year, we have seen increased prices in all the services related or performed with the use of gasoline. Particularly airline fares. With the raise in gas prices, it cost more to have a ticket issued from Ny to La, and thus every business is feeling the impact of that international trade, because Oil comes from overseas.
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1. For example if the business is dealing with any other country like US or Pak, the business will depend on the political relations between the that country and India.\n\n2. Same way, the policy of the Govt. (i.e. budget, incentives, subisidies, etc) also change with the change in the political scenario. This also affects the way the business is managed.\n\n3. Currently the govt. is considering to enter the reservation system in the private sector businesses. This also will affect the HR policies, quality of firms HR , etc.\n\n4. If the govt. changes it is affected (For ex. Now the Left parties like CPM are opposing the disinvestment decisions taken by NDA govt.)\n\nHope u got it. :-)
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Very simple...   When there is a negative trade balance, we are purchasing MORE foreign goods that we are exporting..\n\nThe BAD is that it shows that there is more demand for foreign goods than "stuff" built in the USA.\n\nThe GOOD, negative trade balance puts downward pressure on the US dollar and that is good for exporters because it makes US good cheaper to foreign investors.\n\nThe BAD, a weaker US dollar makes it more expensive for US residents to vacation abroad..\n\nThe GOOD, US residents who do not vacation abroad spend their money instead here at home...\n\nConclusion, there is not right or wrong answer..
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When we import products from other countries we spend US currency to purchase them. This money then goes to fuel the economy of whichever country the product came from. (We pay applicable taxes on these products that go to our local city,state and federal government.) If other countries do not buy our products and we keep buying there products this affects jobs and the value of our money. A devalued dollar can work both ways. It will affect US citizens in a negative way and affect foreigners in a positive way. Hopefully the people we trust to keep this balance can manage to keep it in check. I hope this answer puts some light on the topic.
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okay, the tariff, as you know, is a tax on imported goods from other countries.  Governments implement tariffs in order to discourage other countries from selling their goods here.  \nHow does this affect our economy? The US's Net exports (a factor which contributes to the nation's wealth, therefore the higher the net exports, the better for our economy) equals the US exports minus imports.  The tariffs reduce imports, and therefore increaces the NET EXPORTS, which adds to the US wealth.  \nThis is also good for another reason.  Becuase the US exports increase and the imports decrease as a result of the tariff, other countries need the US dollar in order to buy the US goods.  As a result of the increase in demand, the dollar will become more valuable, or appreciate, making the dollar stronger abroad.  \n\nThe negative aspect actually comes as a result of the prior two advantages.  As the dollar becomes stronger, it becomes more expensive for other countries to buy the US goods, therefore discouraging the exports that initially rose as a result of the tariff.  So, in the end, there is no change in the NET EXPORTS, this disadvantage and the first advantage balance each other out. \n\nSO, after looking at three main outcomes of implementing a tariff, the advantage to the economy is this:  The dollar becomes stronger abroad, therefore making it cheaper for the US to buy other countries goods, even if fewer imports are being brought in to the US.  It also decreases foreign competition for US based companies\n\nHope this helps, good luck with the paper!
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I used to work for the United States Commercial Trade Service in San Francisco, and we deal with this sort of thing all the time. We connect small businesses here in the US with international vendors. Plus, it's a free service offered by the government, for the most part. If you want specific information, then they start charging you. Their website is www.export.gov \n\nGood Luck!
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Definition: - "The tendency of investment funds and businesses to move beyond domestic and national markets to other markets around the globe, thereby increasing the interconnectedness of different markets."\n\nIt refers to the worldwide phenomenon of technological, economic, political and cultural exchanges, brought about by modern communication, transportation and legal infrastructure as well as the political choice to consciously open cross-border links in international trade and finance. It is a term used to describe how human beings are becoming more intertwined with each other around the world economically, politically, and culturally. Although these links are not new, they are more pervasive than ever before.\n\nThe economic aspects stressed in globalization are trade, investment and migration. The globalization of trade entails that human beings have greater access to a plethora of goods and services never seen before in human history. From German cars, to Colombian coffee, from Chinese clothing, to Egyptian cotton, from American music to Indian software, human beings may be able to purchase a wide range of goods and services. The globalization of investment takes place through Foreign Direct Investment, where multinational companies directly invest assets in a foreign country, or by indirect investment where individuals and institutions purchase and sell financial assets of other countries. Free migration allows individuals to find employment in jurisdictions where there are labor shortages.\n\nThe political aspects of globalization are evidenced when governments create international rules and institutions to deal with issues such as trade, human rights, and the environment. Among the new institutions and rules that have come to fruition as a result of globalization are the World Trade Organization, the Euro currency, the North American Free Trade Agreement, to name a few.\n\nCultural global ties also grow through globalization as news ideas and fashions through trade, travel and media move around the globe at lightning speed. Global brands such as Coca-Cola, Puma & Sony serve as common reference to consumers all over the World. An individual in China enjoys the same soft drink as an individual in Puerto Rico--at opposite ends of the globe. However, these ties may also cause strains: for example Western Ideas of freedom of expression may clash with Islamic views on Religious tolerance
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The growing importance of sectional interests reflect the dispute over tariffs.\n\nClashes occurred in Congress between representatives from different sections.\n\nClay wanted to promote economic growth for all sections.\n\nThe American System was a program Clay set out.\n\nTo help Northern factories, the American system called for high tariffs on imports.\n\nHigh tariffs would also reduce American dependence on foreign goods.\n\nTo make it easier and cheaper for farmers in west and south to ship goods to city markets, they made a better transportation system.\n\nThe American System never went into effect, because Congress spent little on internal improvements, tariffs remained high. \n\nSoutherners opposed paying for roads and canals that brought no direct benefits.
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I'm guessing you've never been to America.  I've traveled through most of Europe, the standard of living is nowhere even close to that of America.  There are a few cities that have a different standard but are on par with the USA. As far as being relevant...Yes the USA is a major purchaser of European goods and their economies are interlinked.  If the US economy fails so will be the fate of Europe's just as if Europe's economy fails so is the fate of America's.
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trade between two counteries is called international trade\n\nInternational trade is the exchange of goods and services across international boundaries or territories. In most countries, it represents a significant share of GDP. While international trade has been present throughout much of history (see Silk Road, Amber Road), its economic, social, and political importance has been on the rise in recent centuries. Industrialization, advanced transportation, globalization, multinational corporations, and outsourcing are all having a major impact. Increasing international trade is the usually primary meaning of "globalization".\nTrade Series\nInternational trade\nHistory of international trade\nTrade bloc\nFree trade area\nCustoms union\n\n    Trade creation\n    Trade diversion\n\nMonetary union\nCommon market\nEconomic and monetary union\n\nInternational trade is also a branch of economics, which, together with international finance, forms the larger branch of international economics.\n\nInternational trade theory\n\nSeveral different models have been proposed to predict patterns of trade and to analyze the effects of trade policies such as tariffs.\n\n[edit] Ricardian model\n\nThe Ricardian model focuses on comparative advantage and is perhaps the most important concept in international trade theory. In a Ricardian model, countries specialize in producing what they produce best. Unlike other models, the Ricardian framework predicts that countries will fully specialize instead of producing a broad array of goods. Also, the Ricardian model does not directly consider factor endowments, such as the relative amounts of labor and capital within a country.\n\n[edit] Heckscher-Ohlin model\n\nThe Heckscher-Ohlin model was produced as an alternative to the Ricardian model of basic comparative advantage. Despite its greater complexity it did not prove much more accurate in its predictions. However from a theoretical point of view it did provide an elegant solution by incorporating the neoclassical price mechanism into international trade theory.\n\nThe theory argues that the pattern of international trade is determined by differences in factor endowments. It predicts that countries will export those goods that make intensive use of locally abundant factors and will import goods that make intensive use of factors that are locally scarce. Empirical problems with the H-O model, known as the Leontief paradox, were exposed in empirical tests by Wassily Leontief who found that the United States tended to export labor intensive goods despite having a capital abundance.\n\n[edit] Specific Factors\n\nIn this model, labour mobility between industries is possible while capital is immobile between industries in the short-run. The specific factors name refers to the given that in the short-run specific factors of production, such as physical capital, are not easily transferrable between industries. The thoery suggests that if there is an increase in the price of a good, the owners of the factor of production specific to that good will profit in real terms. Additionally, owners of opposing specific factors of production (i.e. labour and capital) are likely to have opposing agendas when lobbying for controls over immigration of labour. Conversely, both owners of capital and labour profit in real terms from an increase in the capital endowment. This model is ideal for particular industries. This model is ideal for understanding income distribution but awkward for discussing the pattern of trade.\n\n[edit] Gravity model\n\nThe Gravity model of trade presents a more empirical analysis of trading patterns rather than the more theoretical models discussed above. The gravity model, in its basic form, predicts trade based on the distance between countries and the interaction of the countries' economic sizes. The model mimics the Newtonian law of gravity which also considers distance and physical size between two objects. The model has been prove
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Interstate Commerce Commission is a federal agency that regulates business between states.
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I'm sure anyone from the USA would say they'd get along great.  But 85% of our goods and services are sent to the US.  So, I'm sure without our things, the US could potentially buy from someone else, but there's also the possibility of it being more expensive than they could get from us here in Canada.
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Most international companies have studies done by outside consultants to substantiate the intergroup markups that they charge on international transactions within the company.  That is the only way to insure that their practices pass the mustard with governmental tax agencies around the world, and yet don't cripple the company's business efforts.
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I'd say trade barriers like quotas, tarriffs and subsidies. Those things hurt the economy and hurt people in foreign countries. If the US and other industrialized nations all cut such programs the world would be a more well fed, productive and peaceful place.
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When it comes down to the issues that truly affect Americans. There is not much of a difference at all.\n\nFree Trade, Immigration, and Balanced budgets.
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Trade allows countries to specialize in the good(s) in which they have a comparative advantage (Ricardian Trade Theory). This increases the overall output of the world.
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Globalization effect or impact on supermarket is the same as the effect and impact on supply chain. As the world economy boundary disolve, a supermarket [i.e. Walmart] can have a corporate product planner and finance, but its sourcing, procurement and purchasing may be located elsewhere where manufacturing and supply is located.\n\nBy having local procurement, the supermarket can provide a daily updates on its requirement and future requirements [forecast] to the vendors and supplier, at the same time adjust its weekly purchase order to fit the need.\n\nOn the supplier side, with the crosss continent/cross time zone operation, can provide an efficient supply chain on the goods that supermarket require, based on lowest possible shipping cost and maximum volume.\n\nWhan this process is complete and the cargo arrive US dock or destination, the marekt where the goods is suppose to go will result in a continous supply, at a stable cost and possibly reduce in cost due to volume, at a weekly basis.\n\nOther materials you can read is about how container cargo enjoy the growth due to globalization. Newsweek article "The Box Is King", source http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12112804/site/newsweek/\n\nThe governance of global value chains\nhttp://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/(xkipbo45fluy23fk2tputp45)/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=issue,4,9;journal,6,37;linkingpublicationresults,1:101485,1\n\nHope this helps\nantunxxx\nSupply Chain Director