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International economics

International trade theories, policies, finances and their effects on economic activities.

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International economics

Free Trade Area of the Americas

Economy; International economics

A preferential trading arrangement being negotiated among most of the countries (all but Cuba) of the western hemisphere.

Frequency ratio

Economy; International economics

A measure of the presence of nontariff barriers, defined as the percentage of a country's tariff lines that are subject to one or a group of NTBs. Contrasts with coverage ratio and tariff equivalent.

Friends and enemies version

Economy; International economics

A weak version of the Stolper-Samuelson Theorem, involving natural friends and enemies, that holds with multiple goods and factors.

Futures contract

Economy; International economics

A binding commitment to buy or sell a commidity or currency on a futures market.

Futures market

Economy; International economics

A market for exchange (of currencies, in the case of the exchange market) in the future. That is, participants contract to exchange currencies, not today, but at a specified calendar date in the ...

Game

Economy; International economics

A theoretical construct in game theory in which players select actions or strategies and the payoffs depend on the actions or strategies of all players.

GATT-Think

Economy; International economics

A somewhat derogatory term for the language of GATT negotiations, in which exports are good, imports are bad, and a reduction in a barrier to imports is a concession. Similar to mercantilism. Due to ...

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