1. 6-1 chapter 6 International Trade and Investment International Business, 6th Edition Griffin & Pustay Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

2. 6-2 Chapter Objectives Understand the motivation for international trade Summarize and discuss the differences among the classical country-based theories of international trade Use the modern firm-based theories of international trade to describe global strategies adopted by businesses Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

3. 6-3 Chapter Objectives (continued) Describe and categorize the different forms of international investment Explain the reasons for foreign direct investment Summarize how supply, demand, and political factors influence foreign direct investment Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

4. 6-4 International Trade and the World Economy Trade is the voluntary exchange of goods, services, assets, or money between one person or organization and another. International trade is trade between residents of two countries. Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

5. 6-5 Figure 6.1 Growth of World Merchandise Exports since 1950 Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

6. 6-6 Figure 6.2 Sources of World’s Merchandise Exports, 2006 Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

7. 6-7 Classical Country-Based Trade Theories Mercantilism Absolute Advantage Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

8. 6-8 Classical Country-Based Trade Theories Mercantilism Absolute Advantage Comparative Advantage Comparative Advantage with Money Relative Factor Endowments Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

9. 6-9 Mercantilism A country’s wealth is measured by its holdings of gold and silver A country’s goal should be to enlarge holdings of gold and silver by: –Promoting exports –Discouraging imports Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

10. 6-10 Disadvantages of Mercantilism Confuses the acquisition of treasure with the acquisition of wealth Weakens the country because it robs individuals of the ability to: –Trade freely –Benefit from voluntary exchanges Forces countries to produce products it would otherwise not in order to minimize imports Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

11. 6-11 Protectionism Modern mercantilism (neomercantilists) –American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations –Textile manufacturers –Steel companies –Sugar growers –Peanut farmers Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

12. 6-12 Absolute Advantage Export those goods and services for which a country is more productive than other countries Import those goods and services for which other countries are more productive than it is Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

13. 6-13 Table 6.1 The Theory of Absolute Advantage: An Example Camera21 Clock radios 35 France Japan OUTPUT PER HOUR OF LABOR

14. 14 Absolute Trade Advantage

15. 6-15 Comparative Advantage Produce and export those goods and services for which it is relatively more productive than other countries Import those goods and services for which other countries are relatively more productive than it is Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

16. 6-16 Table 6.2 The Theory of Comparative Advantage: An Example Camera41 Clock radios 65 France Japan OUTPUT PER HOUR OF LABOR

17. 17 Comparative Advantage

18. 6-18 Differences between Comparative and Absolute Advantage Absolute versus relative productivity differences Comparative advantage incorporates the concept of opportunity cost –Value of what is given up to get the good

19. 6-19 Comparative Advantage with Money One is better off specializing in what one does relatively best Produce and export those goods and services one is relatively best able to produce Buy other goods and services from people who are better at producing them Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

20. 6-20 Table 6.3 The Theory of Comparative Advantage with Money: An Example French Made Japanese Made French Made Japanese Made Camera€3€8¥375¥1,000 Clock Radios €3€1.6¥250¥200 Cost of Goods in France Cost of Goods in Japan

21. 6-21 Relative Factor Endowments Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Heckscher-Ohlin Theory What determines the products for which a country will have a comparative advantage? Two Swedish economists, Eli Heckscher and Bertil Ohlin, developed the theory of relative factor endowments, now often referred to as the Heckscher-Ohlin the –Factor endowments vary among countries –Goods differ according to the types of factors that are used to produce them

22. 6-22 Heckscher-Ohlin Theory A country will have a comparative advantage in producing products that intensively use resources (factors in production) it has in abundance. Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

23. 6-23 Figure 6.3 U.S. Imports and Exports, 1947: The Leontief Paradox Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

24. 6-24 Modern Firm-Based Trade Theories Growing importance of MNCs Inability of the country-based theories to explain and predict the existence and growth of intraindustry trade Failure of Leontief and others to empirically validate country-based Heckscher-Ohlin theory Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

25. 6-25 Firm-Based Trade Theories Country Similarity Theory Product Life-Cycle Theory Global Strategic Rivalry Theory Porter’s National Competitive Advantage Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

26. 6-26 Country Similarity Theory Explains the phenomenon of intraindustry trade (as opposed to interindustry trade) –Trade between two countries of goods produced by the same industry Japan exports Toyotas to Germany Germany exports BMWs to Japan Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

27. 6-27 Product Life-Cycle Theory Describes the evolution of marketing strategies Stages –New product –Maturing product –Standardized product Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

28. 6-28 Stages in the Product Life Cycle New Product Stage Maturing Product Stage Standardized Product Stage Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

29. 6-29 Figure 6.4a The International Product Life Cycle: Innovating Firm’s Country Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

30. 6-30 Figure 6.4b The International Product Life Cycle: Other Industrialized Countries Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

31. 6-31 Figure 6.4c The International Product Life Cycle: Less Developed Countries Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

32. 6-32 Global Strategic Rivalry Theory Firms struggle to develop sustainable competitive advantage Advantage provides ability to dominate global marketplace Focus: strategic decisions firms use to compete internationally Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

33. 6-33 Global Strategic Rivalry Theory Sustaining Competitive Advantage Owning intellectual property rights Investing in research and development Achieving economies of scale or scope Exploiting the experience curve Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

34. 6-34 Porter’s Diamond of National Competitive Advantage Firm Strategy, Structure, and Rivalry Related and Supporting Industries Factor Conditions Demand Conditions Figure 6.5 Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

35. 6-35 Theories of International Trade Figure 6.6 Theories of International Trade Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

36. 6-36 Types of International Investments Does the investor seek an active management role in the firm or merely a return from a passive investment? –Foreign Direct Investment –Portfolio Investment Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

37. 6-37 Figure 6.7 Stock of Foreign Direct Investment, by Recipient Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

38. 6-38 Table 6.4a Sources of FDI in the U.S. Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

39. 6-39 Table 6.4b Destinations of FDI for the U.S. Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

40. 6-40 International Investment Theories Ownership Advantages Internalization Dunning’s Eclectic Theory Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

41. 6-41 Ownership Advantages A firm owning a valuable asset that creates a competitive advantage domestically can use that advantage to penetrate foreign markets through FDI. Why FDI and not other methods? Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

42. 6-42 Internalization Theory FDI is more likely to occur when transaction costs with a second firm are high. Transaction costs are costs associated with negotiating, monitoring, and enforcing a contract. Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

43. 6-43 Dunning’s Eclectic Theory FDI reflects both international business activity and business activity internal to the firm. Three conditions for FDI: –Ownership advantage –Location advantage –Internalization advantage Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

44. 6-44 Table 6.5 Factors Affecting the FDI Decision Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

45. 6-45 Map 6.1 Natural Resources: Venezuela’s Orinoco Basin Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall