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Ch 18 AP Macroeconomics Flashcards

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9881516822Equilibrium World PriceThe equilibrium world levels of exports and imports when the world is open to trade0
9881534344Trade Adjustment Systems ActUS Federal Program to act as a way to reduce the damaging impact of imports felt by certain sectors of the US economy1
9881549833Voluntary Export RestrictionA trade barrier by which foreign firms voluntarily limit the amount of exports to a particular country2
9881554664Terms of Traderate at which units of one product can be exchanged for units of another product3
9881559448Business CycleRecurring increases and decreases in the level of economic activity over periods of years with a peak, trough, expansion, and recession phase4
9881569291OffshoringShifting work previously done by American workers to workers located in other nations5
9881579038DumpingSelling of excess goods in a foreign market at a price below cost6
9881589283Import QuotaMaximum amount of a commodity that may be imported in any period of time7
9881592942Domestic PricePrice that would prevail in a closed economy that does not engage in international trade8
9881600443Protective TariffDesigned to shield domestic producers from foreign competition9
9881608238Nontariff BarrierA licensing requirement that specifies unreasonable standards pertaining to product quality and safety or unnecessary bureaucratic red tape that is used to restrict imports10
9881623423Export Supply CurveShows the amount producers will export at each world price11
9881641416World Trade OrganizationOversees trade agreements and rules on disputes relating to them. Provides forums for further rounds of trade negotiation12
9881657331Comparative AdvantageTotal output is greatest when each good is produced by the nation that has the lowest domestic opportunity cost for that good13
9881668468TariffA tax imposed by a nation on imported goods14
9881686933World Equilibrium Graph15

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