International trade theory attempts to explain why nations trade and to help predict the direction, composition, and volume of goods that will be traded A variety of different theories have been proposed over the past several centuries to help explain the existence of trade between nations and to help predict whether trade will occur, what products or services will be traded, the direction of this trade, and the volume of this trade. Understanding the differences between these theories helps managers and policy makers to understand whether and how to pursue trade opportunities internationally Drag each of the general characteristics listed to the international trade theory that it is most associated with:
International Trade Theory
General Characteristics
Government stimulates trade by means of protectionism
Mercantilism Factors that can drive competitive advantage for one economy over another
Absolute Advantage Trade influenced by relative income levels
Comparative Advantage Trade materials that are abundant
Trade most efficiently produced goods
Differences in Resource Endowments
Overlapping Demand
Trade goods and services at a lower opportunity cost than others
Diamond Model of National Competitive Advantage

Peninsula products has just applied for a loan at your bank. when reviewing peninsula's books for the year that just ended, you notice that the firm uses the fair value option for its bonds payable. you also see that the firm recorded a $55,000 debit in its bonds payable account and a $55,000 credit in its unrealized holding gain or loss"income account. over that same period, interest rates decreased by about 0.5 percent. how should this information affect the bank's decision as to whether to grant peninsula a loan? a : the bank should strongly consider giving a loan to peninsula because the changes in firm's bonds payable and unrealized holding gain or loss"income accounts suggest that peninsula has seen an increase in its credit rating over the past year. b : the bank should put little emphasis on the changes in peninsula's bonds payable and unrealized holding gain or loss"income accounts because these changes are likely the result of the rise in interest rates. c : the bank should hesitate before giving a loan to peninsula because the changes in firm's bonds payable and unrealized holding gain or loss"income accounts suggest that peninsula has seen a decline in its credit rating over the past year. d : the bank should put little emphasis on the changes in peninsula's bonds payable and unrealized holding gain or loss"income accounts because these changes are likely unrelated to either interest rates or the firm's credit rating.

What is the relationship between marginal external cost, marginal social cost, and marginal private cost? a. marginal social cost equals marginal private cost plus marginal external cost. b. marginal private cost plus marginal social cost equals marginal external cost. c. marginal social cost plus marginal external cost equals marginal private cost. d. marginal external cost equals marginal private cost minus marginal social cost. marginal external cost a. is expressed in dollars, so it is not an opportunity cost b. is an opportunity cost borne by someone other than the producer c. is equal to two times the marginal private cost d. is a convenient economics concept that is not real

Any point on a country's production possibilities frontier represents a combination of two goods that an economy: