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The United States and the Global Economy
Chapter 5
McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2009 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Chapter Objectives
• U.S. international trade• Comparative advantage,
specialization, international trade• Exchange rates• Government intervention with free
international trade• Trade-related topics
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International Linkages
UnitedStates
Economy
OtherNational
Economies
Goods & Services
Capital & Labor
Information & Technology
Money
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World Trade
• Volume as a percentage of GDP–Larger for small countries
–Larger for countries with restricted resources
• Dependence on world market–Lack key resource
–Sell surplus goods
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World Trade
• Trade deficit–Imports exceed exports
–Borrow from foreigners
–Sell real assets to foreigners
• Trade surplus–Exports exceed imports
–Lend to foreigners
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Rapid Trade Growth
• Transportation technology
• Communications technology
• General decline in tariffs
• All nations participate
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Exports of Goods and Services
BelgiumNetherlandsGermanySouth KoreaCanadaItalyFranceNew ZealandSpainUnited KingdomJapanUnited States
Source: IMF, International Financial Statistics, 2007
12%
91%75%47%45%35%29%27%27%26%25%18%
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United States Trade
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1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
Percentage of GDP, adjusted for inflation,billions of 2000 dollars
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
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U.S. Imports and Exports
Billions of dollars, 2007
ChemicalsConsumer DurablesAgricultural ProductsSemiconductorsComputersGenerating EquipmentAutomobilesAircraftMedical EquipmentFuels and Lubricants
PetroleumAutomobilesHousehold AppliancesComputersMetalsClothingConsumer ElectronicsGenerating EquipmentChemicalsAircraft
Exports Imports
Source: Department of Commerce Data
$94.170.977.650.242.941.543.648.632.047.7
$331.0133.8112.1104.0115.786.394.755.056.234.4
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U.S. Imports and Exports
Goods by area – 2007
CanadaEuropean UnionMexicoChinaJapanOPEC countriesAll otherTOTAL
CanadaEuropean UnionMexicoChinaJapanOPEC countriesAll otherTOTAL
Exports to Imports from
Source: Survey of Current Business, April 2006
Value Value
$250 242 136 65 61 49 346$1149
$317 356 214 322 146 174 436$1965
Imports Exceed Exports by $816 Billion
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Exports of Goods
Source: World Trade Organization
GermanyUnited States
ChinaJapan
FranceNetherlands
ItalyUnited Kingdom
CanadaBelgium
South KoreaMexicoRussiaTaiwan
Singapore
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
$912$819
$593$566
$449$358$349$347
$317$307
$254$189$184$183$180
Billions of dollars, 2006
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Specialization
• Shift resources to export industry
• Achieve higher overall output and income
• Absolute advantage–Higher output per worker for a good
• Comparative advantage–Lower domestic opportunity cost for
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Comparative Advantage
Product A B C D E
Avocados 0 20 24 40 60Soybeans 15 10 9 5 0
• Sacrifice 5 tons soybeans for 20 tons avocados
• Costs 1 ton soybeans to produce 4 tons avocados
Mexico’s Production Possibilities Table (in Tons)
Production Alternatives
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Comparative Advantage
Avocados 0 30 33 60 90Soybeans 30 20 19 10 0
• Absolute advantage in both goods• Sacrifice 10 tons soybeans for 30
tons avocados• Costs 1 ton soybeans to produce 3
tons avocados
Product A B C D E
U.S.’s Production Possibilities Table (in Tons)
Production Alternatives
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Comparative Advantage
• Mexico will produce avocados
• U.S. will produce soybeans
• U.S. gives up 3 A for 1 S
• Mexico gains 4 A for 1 S
• Terms of trade–3.5 A for 1 S
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Comparative Advantage
• Gains from trade• Mexico starts at C (24 A and 9S)
–Move to E (60 A and 0 S)–Trade 35 A for 10 S
• U.S. starts at T (33 A and 19 S)–Move to R (0 A and 30 S)–Trade 10 S for 35 A
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Exchange Rates
One U.S. dollar will buy
39.17 Indian rupees
.51 British pounds
1.01 Canadian dollars
10.94 Mexican pesos
1.12 Swiss francs
.68 European euro
109.87 Japanese yen
937.38 South Korean won
6.42 Swedish kronors
January 2008
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The Foreign Exchange Market
Dollar – Yen Market
P
QQuantity of yen
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Exchange Rate:$.01=¥1
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Changing Exchange Rates
• Shifts in demand for currency
• Shifts in supply of currency
• Rise in dollar price of yen
–Dollar depreciates
• Currency appreciation
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Trade Barriers
• Protective tariffs
• Import quotas
• Nontariff barriers
• Export subsidies
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Reasons for Trade Barriers
• Misunderstanding gains from trade
• Political considerations
• Costs to society
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Government and Trade
• Trade Wars• Long history of U.S. tariffs
–Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930
• Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act of 1934–Reduce tariffs–Negotiating Authority–Most-Favored-Nation Clause
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Multilateral Trade Agreements
• General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)–Equal trade treatment
–Reduction in tariffs
–Elimination of import quotas
• Uruguay Round 1995
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Multilateral Trade Agreements
• World Trade Organization (WTO)–Successor to GATT–151 nations belong
• Doha Round (Doha, Qatar)–Trade negotiation–Latest round 2001
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Free Trade Zones
• European Union (EU)–Established 1958–The euro zone
• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)–Established 1993–Canada, Mexico, and U.S.
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Top Globalized Economies
Source: A. T. Kearney, Foreign Policy
1-Singapore2-Hong Kong3-Netherlands4-Switzerland
5-Ireland6-Denmark
7-United States8-Canada9-Jordan
10-Estonia11-Sweden
12-United Kingdom
2007, based on 13 key indicators
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Trade-Related Issues
• Trade adjustment assistance• Offshoring of jobs
–Outsourcing–Benefits and costs
• Fair-trade products–The purpose
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Key Terms• multinational
corporations• comparative advantage• terms of trade• foreign exchange
market• exchange rates• depreciation• appreciation• protective tariffs• import quotas• nontariff barriers• export subsidies• Smoot-Hawley Tariff
Act
• Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act
• most-favored-nation clauses
• General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Doha Round• European Union (EU)• trade bloc• euro• North American Free
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