Question 1

Which of the following is not a claim that Autor, Dorn, and Hanson make about trade shocks?

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A)   They reduce manufacturers' expenditures on research and development.
B)   They cause voters to support more extremist candidates in the Democratic and Republican parties.
C)   They are correlated with a rise in male deaths from drug and alcohol abuse.
D)   They cause a decline in voter participation rates.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

According to the theory of comparative advantage, mutually advantageous international trade is based on differences in

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A)   the absolute abundance of natural resources.
B)   the relative cost of producing a good in different countries.
C)   which good a particular nation can produce at the lowest cost.
D)   the effective use of trade barriers and export subsidies.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 3

Which of the following is incorrect?

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A)   Mercantilists prefer strategic trade policies.
B)   Economic liberals prefer international trade rules.
C)   Structuralists prefer that states practice neo-imperialism in order to dump excess goods and capital abroad.
D)   Economic liberals like TRIPs.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Which of the following is a reason why many states resist significant liberalization of trade in services?

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A)   Worries that the state will lose monopoly control over the health care and education sectors
B)   Fears that foreign intelligence agencies will gain more access to information about one's citizens
C)   Worries that certain "ways of life" will be lost
D)   All of the aboveE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Negotiations in the Uruguay and Doha Rounds were each organized as a "single undertaking," meaning that

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A)   the agreed goal of the negotiations was a single tariff rate for imported manufactured goods, agricultural goods, and services.
B)   nothing was agreed until everything was agreed.
C)   tariff rates would be harmonized across all WTO members.
D)   WTO members pledged not to sign any other trade agreements during the Rounds.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Explain several commonly-used protectionist trade measures.

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Question 7

One important trend of recent years has been the growth of regional trade blocs. Which of the following is not a regional trade bloc?

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A)   the G20
B)   the EU
C)   ASEAN
D)   NAFTAE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Place these four trade-related events in their proper chronological order: (a)  TPP negotiations; (b)  Uruguay Round; (c)  Tokyo Round; (d)  Doha Round.

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A)   a, b, c, d
B)   d, b, c, a
C)   c, b, d, a
D)   c, d, a, bE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Which of the following is a multilateral trade deal being negotiated between the EU and the United States?

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A)   RCEP
B)   TPP
C)   TTIP
D)   TiSAE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Discuss the most important issues of the GATT Uruguay Round and the WTO's Doha Round.

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Question 11

Some argue that the United States is hypocritical on trade because it pressures other countries to liberalize trade but uses many forms of trade protectionism itself. Provide examples to support this argument.

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Question 12

Many people in Europe, the United States, and elsewhere are disenchanted with the effects of the international trade structure. Explain why.

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Question 13

Free trade agreements have never created truly free trade. Explain this statement, with examples.

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