Questions tagged [free-trade]
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Economic consequences of a lingua franca
Although I'm specifically interested in the likely economic consequences of implementation of an official world auxiliary language, since this is only theoretical, I'd like to know what have been some economic consequences, whether positive or…
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Do free-trade economies typically offer any protection for domestic markets?
The aimed-for outcome of the protectionist could be said to be the shielding of domestic markets from competition with an "unfair" advantage. For example, an emerging economy might have non-existent workers' rights enabling lower production…
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Is free trade transitive?
If country A has a free trade agreement with country B, and country B has a free trade agreement with country C, does that mean country A effectively has a free trade agreement with country C?
If the answer is “it depends what you mean by free…
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Does this cartoon about the transpacific partnership contain errors?
http://economixcomix.com/home/tpp/
Discussion of the cartoon spawned a very argumentative thread on reddit, with as far as I can tell no hint of a consensus.
I'm specifically interested in whether the cartoon has any specific factual errors or…
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Are academics and policy makers confident that the benefits of free trade outweigh the downsides?
My (admittedly very limited) understanding is that free trade is seen by most academics and legislatures in the West as an ideal to strive for.
The theory is that if a man in China can manufacture a ceramic cup cheaper than a man in Stoke-on-Trent…
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Basic theory of exchange
I'm looking for information about the basic commerce and trade. But all I've found is books about Free World Trade, Business Management and Economics. That is not what I'm looking for. I'm more interested in the concept of trade as it is, without…
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Is there a consensus of the effects of free trade on the economic prosperity of developing countries?
In economics it is generally agreed that free trade benefits all participants. However when reading non-economic literature there are often objections regarding free trade especially for developing countries. Common arguments are that market…
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Is free-trade beneficial if living costs are unequal between countries?
Free trade, it is said by those who support it, makes the whole world richer. Yet it seems, that if things like minimum wage, taxes, or living costs are unqual between countries then free trade would only be advantageous to the poor countries and to…
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