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Lecture 2. Bases of International Marketing. International Trade Theories. Classical Theory Factor Proportion Theory Product Life-Cycle Theory. Classical Theory. Related to trade partners according to economic advantage.
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Lecture 2 Bases of International Marketing
International Trade Theories • Classical Theory • Factor Proportion Theory • Product Life-Cycle Theory
Classical Theory • Related to trade partners according to economic advantage. • Produce in domestic when it is cheaper than abroad, import when it is expensive in domestic • Exclude transportation cost, marketing cost, individual firm profits.
Three Situations in Classical Theory • Absolute Advantage • Comparative Advantage • Equal Advantage
Absolute Advantage • One country has cost advantage over another country in producing of one product • And second country has cost advantage over first country in producing of another product • exchange
Comparative Advantage • One country has absolute advantage over another country in the production of all products, trade is better if domestic exchange ratios are dissimilar. • This country has superior advantage
Equal Advantage • When one country has an absolute advantage over another in production of all products but no superior advantage • No difference in exchange ratios
Factor Proportion Theory • Export product: very cheap input is used • Import product: very expensive input is used.