Economics – 1/10/13

I.  Bellwork: Q&A

  1. Explain how quotas on foreign goods impact domestic industries.
  2. Explain how quotas on foreign goods impact foreign industries.
  3. Explain how quotas on foreign goods impact domestic workers.
  4. Explain how quotas on foreign goods impact domestic consumers.

II. Objective

  • Analyze how the decisions made by a country’s central bank (or the Federal Reserve) impact a nation’s international trade

III.  Discuss 16-3 Foreign Exchange and Trade Deficits: pgs 456-461

IV.  Notebook

How is it created?

Impact on Imports

Impact on Exports

Impact on the Balance of Trade

Strong Dollar
Weak Dollar

V.  Classwork

  • Pgs. 453-454

1.    What was the Smoot-Hawley Act and explain its impact?

2.    What is the WTO and what does it do?

3.    What is NAFTA and who does it involve?

  • Page 456 Content Vocabulary (7)
  • Page 461 2-7 Q&A

VI.  Chapter 16 Test Tomorrow– Chapter-16-Review


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