International economics

International economics

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

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Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

Economy; International economics

An addition to the US programme of trade adjustment assistance, enacted in 2002, that provides wage insurance for a limited group of older workers.

Amicus brief

Economy; International economics

A document filed in a legal proceeding by an interested party who is not directly part of the case. In the WTO an issue has been whether to permit dispute settlement panels to accept such ...

Anti-dumping suit

Economy; International economics

A complaint by a domestic producer that imports are being dumped, and the resulting investigation and, if dumping and injury are found, anti-dumping duty.

A rise in the value of a country's currency on the exchange market, relative either to a particular other currency or to a weighted average of other currencies. The currency is said to appreciate. ...

Arbitrage

Economy; International economics

A combination of transactions designed to profit from an existing discrepancy among prices, exchange rates, and/or interest rates on different markets without risk of these changing. Simplest is ...

Argument for protection

Economy; International economics

A reason given (not necessarily a good one) for restricting imports by tariffs and/or NTBs.

ASEAN Free Trade Area

Economy; International economics

A free trade area announced in 1992 among the ASEAN countries that is in the process of being implemented. It does not quite meet the the normal definition of an FTA, however, in that tariffs on ...