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Globalization leads to lower prices of goods and services due to specialization in comparative advantage.
Globalization leads to lower prices of goods and services due to specialization in comparative advantage.
True
Larger markets do not significantly impact the return on fixed costs for businesses.
Larger markets do not significantly impact the return on fixed costs for businesses.
False
Increased competition from abroad typically leads to a decrease in product quality.
Increased competition from abroad typically leads to a decrease in product quality.
False
Globalization has significantly contributed to job displacement while supporting overall job numbers in the economy.
Globalization has significantly contributed to job displacement while supporting overall job numbers in the economy.
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Globalization has resulted in a decrease in global inequality while increasing inequality within the United States.
Globalization has resulted in a decrease in global inequality while increasing inequality within the United States.
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The flow of capital due to globalization typically raises interest rates.
The flow of capital due to globalization typically raises interest rates.
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Productivity in countries is enhanced when they focus on goods and services of comparative advantage.
Productivity in countries is enhanced when they focus on goods and services of comparative advantage.
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Visa liberalization makes it harder for people to move between countries under globalization.
Visa liberalization makes it harder for people to move between countries under globalization.
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Study Notes
Effects of Globalization
- Lower Prices: Globalization encourages specialization, boosting efficiency and reducing goods/service prices, especially benefiting lower-income households.
- Scaled Businesses: Larger markets allow companies to reach more customers, increasing returns on investments like factories and research. Technology firms have seen significant growth.
- Improved Quality/Variety: Increased foreign competition prompts domestic firms to enhance products, offering consumers better choices.
- Spreading Innovation: Global trade accelerates the spread of technology, innovation, and ideas, making market-leading best practices more accessible.
- Job Displacement: While globalization creates new jobs, it also displaces workers. The overall number of jobs remains largely influenced by business cycles, not globalization. Job losses can lead to lower earnings or workforce drop-out.
- Global Inequality: Globalization reduces global poverty by a significant margin; however, inequality within developed nations like the US has increased, and wage stagnation remains a challenge, with economists still assessing causes.
- Economic Advantages: Globalization controls inflation, stimulates innovation with global ideas, increases export salaries, and keeps interest rates low. It boosts living standards and productivity with comparative advantage. The free flow of people through visa facilitation is seen as a win.
- **Economic Disadvantages:**Globalization can lead to job losses from cheap imports and outsourcing, causing pay cuts from employer threats of job transfers. Developing countries may face labor exploitation. Foreign dominance in industries that may not need it could hurt domestic enterprises. Sovereignty issues can manifest.
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This quiz explores the multifaceted impacts of globalization on economies, businesses, and individuals. It covers benefits such as lower prices and improved product quality, while also addressing challenges like job displacement and global inequality. Test your understanding of how globalization shapes the modern world.
