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International economics
International trade theories, policies, finances and their effects on economic activities.
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International adjustment process
Economy; International economics
1. Any mechanism for change in international markets. 2. The mechanism by which payments imbalances diminish under pegged exchange rates and nonsterilization. Similar to the specie flow mechanism, ...
International commodity agreement
Economy; International economics
An agreement among producing and consuming countries to improve the functioning of the global market for a commodity. May be administrative, providing information, or economic, influencing world ...
International Comparison programme
Economy; International economics
A programme currently coordinated by the World Bank to gather extensive information about prices in many countries so as to ascertain the purchasing power of their currencies and thus permit ...
International Competition Network
Economy; International economics
A network for cooperation among the antitrust agencies of a large number of both developed and developing countries.
International Cotton Advisory Committee
Economy; International economics
An association of governments dealing with cotton. It grew out of an International Cotton Meeting in 1939. See international commodity agreement.
International tax
Economy; International economics
1. If it existed, this could mean a tax levied by an international body on the governments or private sector actors throughout the world. This does not exist, however, except among small groups of ...
International Trade Administration
Economy; International economics
A part of the United States Department of Commerce, the ITA acts on behalf of U. S. Businesses in global competition. In trade policy, its Import Administration has the duty of determining whether ...