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IBI101- Political economy in international trade

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tariffs are unambiguously pro-consumer and anti-producer.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Export tariffs are far less common than import tariffs.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The World Trade Organization was created as part of the Uruguay

Round.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which of the following is NOT one of the main instruments of trade

policy?

a)

Tariffs

b)

Credit Portfolios

c)

Local content requirement

d)

Administrative Policies

5.

Specific tariffs are:

a)

levied as a proportion of the value of the

imported good.

b)

government payment to domestic producers.

c)

in the form of manufacturing or production requirements of goods

d)

levied as a fixed charge for each unit of a good

imported

6.

By lowering production costs, _____ help domestic producers

compete against foreign imports.

a)

subsidies

b)

duties

c)

quotas

d)

tariffs

7.

_____ is a direct restriction on the quantity of some good that may be

imported into a country.

a)

Import tariff

b)

Import quota

c)

Import subsidy

d)

Ad valorem tariff

8.

The Japanese government was pressurized place limits on the number of vehicles exported to the United States by Japanese automobile producers in 1981. This is an example of:

a)

tariff rate quota

b)

specific tariff

c)

voluntary export restraint

d)

ad valorem tariff

9.

According to the Buy America Act, if a company wishes to win a

contract from a U.S. government agency to provide some equipment,

it must ensure that at least 51 percent of the product by value is

manufactured in the United States. This is an example of:

a)

anti dumping duties

b)

import quotas

c)

voluntary export restraint

d)

local content requirements

10.

In 1997, two South Korean manufacturers of semiconductors, LG

Semicon and Hyundai Electronics, were accused of selling dynamic

random access memory chips (DRAMs) in the U.S. market at below

their costs of production. It was alleged that the firms were trying to

unload their excess production in the United States. This is an

example of:

a)

dumping

b)

ad valorem tariff

c)

subsidy

d)

import quota

11.

According to the _____ argument, governments should temporarily

support new industries until they have grown strong enough to meet international competition.

a)

retaliatory action

b)

human rights

c)

infant industry

d)

antidumping

12.

According to the strategic trade policy argument:

a)

government intervention is not required cause firm can borrow money from the capital markets to finance the required

investments.

b)

selling goods in a foreign market at below their fair price is legally and ethically justified.

c)

government support can help domestic firms overcome the first- mover advantages enjoyed by foreign competitors

d)

a government should use subsidies to support promising firms

13.

According to the 1986 Uruguay Round, the............. implement the GATT agreement.

a)

World Trade Organization

b)

International Monetary Fund

c)

United Nations

d)

World Bank

14.

The WTO argues that removing tariff barriers and subsidies in the

agricultural sector could:

a)

protect agriculture farmers in developed nations

b)

llower the overall level of agricultural trade.

c)

lower prices to consumers

d)

restrict global economic growth

15.

TRIPS regulations oblige WTO members to all of the following

EXCEPT:

a)

grant and enforce patents lasting for at least 20 years

b)

grant and enforce copyrights lasting for 50 years

c)

comply with the rules within 5 year for rich countries.

d)

comply with the rules within 10 year for poorest countries.