Trade Barriers and Protectionism: Impact on Global Economy

Barriers to Free Trade and Protectionism

Protectionism is one of the most controversial questions in the productive system, from the remotest origins of international trade, for both politicians, economists, and businessmen.

Generally, the mercantilism of the 16th, 17th, and mid-18th centuries was a great advocate of a favorable trade balance, meaning exports exceeding imports. It was maintained that if one country had a surplus, another country must necessarily have a deficit. However, we can find

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The Great Depression: Causes and Recovery Attempts

The Great Depression

Causes of the Depression

  • Overproduction (Industrial): Purchasing power was insufficient to absorb increased production before 1929.
  • Liquidity Crisis: A lack of monetary resources to address the payment of debts, causing a cascade of defaults that resulted in the closure of industries and banks. The desire to sell goods at any price forced down prices (deflation).
  • Fall of Consumption: Caused by unemployment, reduced purchasing power, fear of dismissal, falling agricultural prices,
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Business Finance: Funding Startups & Growth

Money in businesses is needed for: starting up a business (the finance needed to pay all the essential fixed and current assets before it can begin trading), expanding a business, and supporting a business in difficulties (it might need to pay for new machinery to become more efficient, and a firm with negative cash flow may need to cover short-term expenses).

Revenue Expenditure

Revenue expenditure is money spent on day-to-day expenses that don’t involve the purchase of long-term assets.

Capital Expenditure

Capital

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Understanding Macroeconomics: National Income and Policy

Macroeconomics: An Overview

Macroeconomics focuses on the overall performance of an economic system. It aims to study economic reality globally, considering variables such as:

  • Total output of an economy (production)
  • Employment
  • Investment
  • Consumption
  • The general price level

Macroeconomics provides a simplified view of how the economy functions as a whole.

Macroeconomic Policy

Macroeconomics analyzes economic performance by focusing on key variables to set specific goals and design macroeconomic policy. Macroeconomic

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Economics of Healthcare: Key Concepts and Applications

Old Exams: Healthcare Economics

The government passes a tax that results in an increase in the price of cigarettes from $4 a pack to $5. Since the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes is between -0.3 to -0.7, government revenue will increase.

Suppose the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes is -.45, on average. A 1 percent increase in price will result in a 0.45 percent decrease in the quantity of cigarettes demanded.

Utility Maximization

Mainstream economic theory hypothesizes that individuals

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Financial Acronyms, Synonyms, Antonyms, and Terms

Financial Acronyms

  • BSc: Bachelor of Science
  • BA: Bachelor of Arts
  • MA: Master of Arts
  • MSc: Master of Science
  • MBA: Master of Business Administration
  • PhD: Doctor of Philosophy
  • IMF: International Monetary Fund
  • WTO: World Trade Organization
  • WBG: World Bank Group
  • OECD: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
  • ISA: Individual Saving Account
  • IPO: Initial Public Offering
  • GATT: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
  • ECB: European Central Bank
  • CDO: Collateralized Debt Obligation
  • EEC: European Economic Community
  • BIC:
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