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8 Trade and the Global Political Economy Online Quiz Questions

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20 questions

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When a product’s design, manufacture, and distribution take place in multiple countries, the production networks are called .

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A country that exports unprocessed commodities may seek to capture more value domestically by developing industries before exporting those goods.

True or false

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True or false: If trade raises a country’s overall income, its benefits must be shared equally among all workers and regions.

A
True
B
False

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A government wants to use an international forum for negotiating trade rules and addressing trade disputes. Which institution provides that forum?

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One country is more productive than another in every sector. Which conclusion is consistent with the theory of comparative advantage?

A
The less productive country cannot benefit from trade.
B
Both countries may benefit if each specializes according to its lower relative opportunity cost.
C
The more productive country should produce every good and avoid trade.
D
Trade benefits arise only when both countries have equal productivity.

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An analyst argues that poorer economies remain concentrated in low-value activities while wealthier states and multinational firms control technology, finance, branding, and high-value production. Which analytical perspective best matches this argument?

True or false

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True or false: The WTO has argued that fragmentation into competing blocs is more effective for addressing shared challenges than extending trade cooperation and integration.

A
True
B
False

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Country A depends on one supplier for an essential input, while Country B can obtain the same input from several suppliers. If trade is disrupted, which conclusion best follows from the idea of asymmetry in interdependence?

A
The country with fewer alternative suppliers has greater bargaining power because it depends more heavily on one source.
B
The two countries are equally resilient because they trade with each other.
C
The country with more alternative suppliers may be better able to withstand disruption and influence exchange terms.
D
The country with fewer alternatives is necessarily more resilient because it has specialized its imports.

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Select all statements that describe possible effects of trade within a country.

A
Consumers may benefit from lower prices and wider selection.
B
Every worker in an import-competing sector necessarily gains bargaining power.
C
Workers in sectors facing import competition may lose jobs or bargaining power.
D
Exporting firms and workers in expanding sectors may benefit from increased demand.

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A government wants to reduce hardship for people adversely affected by trade-related economic change. Select all policies supported by the material.

A
Provide retraining and job-search support for affected workers.
B
Offer income protection during economic adjustment.
C
Assume that market changes will automatically benefit every affected community.
D
Use progressive taxation to help distribute gains more broadly.

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A country gains access to larger export markets but has limited infrastructure, worker skills, and institutional capacity. Which assessment best reflects the relationship between trade and development?

A
Trade access alone guarantees broad improvements in living standards.
B
Exporting unprocessed commodities always captures more domestic value than processing them.
C
Trade may expand markets, but capabilities, infrastructure, institutions, and policy influence development outcomes.
D
Participation in global value chains prevents developing economies from building capabilities.

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A government considers restricting imports to reduce vulnerability to supply-chain disruption. Which assessment best captures the policy tension described in the material?

A
Restrictions always improve both efficiency and resilience.
B
A restriction may reduce some vulnerabilities while creating tension with economic efficiency.
C
Resilience depends only on lowering consumer prices.
D
Efficiency and resilience are identical goals, so policies cannot trade them off.

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Explain how trade can create development opportunities for a developing economy, and identify domestic conditions or policy choices that influence whether those opportunities lead to broad improvements in living standards.

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A phone is designed in one country, uses components made in several others, and is assembled in another. Which concept best describes this production arrangement?

A
A domestic supply chain in which every production stage occurs in one country
B
A production network in which different stages take place in multiple countries
C
A trade agreement that eliminates all tariffs between participants
D
A system for measuring a country's trade balance

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What is a central role of the World Trade Organization in international trade?

A
Directly setting the education and labor policies of member states
B
Guaranteeing that every trade dispute ends in favor of the smaller economy
C
Providing a forum for negotiating trade rules and addressing disputes
D
Managing the domestic currencies of all countries that trade internationally

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A government subsidizes domestic production of a strategically important component to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers. Which perspective most directly supports this rationale?

A
An economic-nationalist approach concerned with state power and security
B
A liberal approach focused only on consumer choice and lower prices
C
A structuralist approach focused on control of branding by multinational firms
D
A policy of removing all government influence from trade

True or false

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True or false: If trade raises overall income, every worker and community necessarily benefits equally.

A
True
B
False

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Two countries have different relative opportunity costs: one gives up less machinery production to produce textiles, while the other gives up less textile production to produce machinery. What principle explains how specialization and trade could benefit both?

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A developing economy joins global value chains, but local firms have limited infrastructure and worker training. Which conclusion best fits the material?

A
It guarantees that every firm in the country will move into high-value production
B
Its development benefits depend partly on domestic capabilities, infrastructure, institutions, and skills
C
It prevents local firms from learning from investment or technology
D
It makes public investment and worker education irrelevant

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One trading partner depends heavily on a single export market, while the buyer can readily switch to other suppliers. What term describes this imbalance in their ability to withstand disruption and influence the terms of exchange?