Advantages of International Trade

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  • Advantages of International Trade
    • Gives countries access to resources and products
      • They would not otherwise be able to use these
      • Countries can export goods in order to import these other products
      • Consumers and producers enjoy a larger variety of goods and services
        • Facilitates faster rates of economic growth
    • Increases competition
      • Leads to lower prices and more product innovation
      • Standards of living are raised by having more choice, with products that are cheaper and of better quality
    • Additional markets allow firms to exploit more economies of scale
      • Additional markets can mean there is an increase in demand for products
      • Open economies benefit from long production runs
    • Exposes firms to new ideas and skills
      • An MNC can bring manufacturing skills to a developing country
    • Allows countries to specialise
      • Costs are reduced
        • Can be passed on to consumers through lower prices
        • Widened production and consumption possibilities
      • World resources are used more efficiently
      • Global output is increased
        • Living standards are raised

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