International economics

International economics

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

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Asian Crisis

Economy; International economics

A major financial crisis that began in Thailand in July 1997 and quickly spread to other East Asian countries.

Asian Development Bank

Economy; International economics

A multilateral institution based in Manila, Philippines, that provides financing for development needs in countries of the Asia-Pacific region. As of June 2007, ADB had 44 developing member ...

Asset approach

Economy; International economics

A theory of determination of the exchange rate that focuses on its role as the price of an asset. With high capital mobility, equilibrium requires that expected returns on comparable domestic and ...

Association of Caribbean States

Economy; International economics

A group of 25 countries of the Caribbean that signed a convention in 1994 to foster "consultation, cooperation and concerted action. "

Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)

Economy; International economics

ACE is an online system developed by U. S. Customs and Border Protection to process international trade.

A theory of the determinants of international trade, due to Kravis (1956), that says that countries import what they do not have available domestically and export what they do. The theory can be said ...

Balance of payments

Economy; International economics

1. A list, or accounting, of all of a country's international transactions for a given time period, usually one year. Payments into the country (receipts) are entered as positive numbers, called ...