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What are the benefits of economic integration?
What are the benefits of economic integration?
- Erosion of national sovereignty and employment shifts
- Trade creation, employment opportunities, and political cooperation (correct)
- Increased national sovereignty and political cooperation
- Reduced employment opportunities and trade diversion
Which organization is an example of complete economic integration?
Which organization is an example of complete economic integration?
- European Community
- European Economic and Monetary Union (correct)
- North American Free Trade Agreement
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations
What is a free trade area?
What is a free trade area?
- A group of neighboring countries with coordinated monetary and fiscal policies
- An organization formed to provide economic stability and prevent future wars
- An agreement between countries to reduce trade barriers (correct)
- A group of countries that share an official currency
Which stage of economic integration typically involves neighboring countries?
Which stage of economic integration typically involves neighboring countries?
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What are the costs of economic integration?
What are the costs of economic integration?
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What was the European Community formed for?
What was the European Community formed for?
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How many member countries use the euro as their official currency?
How many member countries use the euro as their official currency?
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Study Notes
- Economic integration involves reducing or eliminating trade barriers and coordinating monetary and fiscal policies among nations.
- It typically occurs among neighboring countries and has seven stages of integration.
- The benefits of economic integration include trade creation, employment opportunities, and political cooperation.
- However, it also has costs such as trade diversion, erosion of national sovereignty, and employment shifts.
- The European Union is an example of complete economic integration, with 27 member states and a shared currency.
- Free trade areas are formed by countries signing agreements to reduce trade barriers.
- The European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) refers to countries that have adopted a free trade and monetary agreement in the Eurozone.
- The European Community (EC) was formed in 1957 to provide economic stability and prevent future wars.
- The euro is the official currency of the European Union, used by 19 member countries.
- A currency union is where multiple countries share an official currency.
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