In some countries, the expropriation (seizure) of foreign investments is a common practice. If you were considering an investment in one of those countries, would the use of the payback period criterion seem more reasonable than it otherwise might? Why or why not?

why gambling games on cruises with casinos are an attractive choice for tourism?

Under what conditions is the production possi￾bilities frontier linear rather than bowed out? 2. Explain how absolute advantage and compara￾tive advantage differ. 3. Give an example in which one person has an absolute advantage in doing something but another person has a comparative advantage. 4. Is absolute advantage or comparative advan￾tage more important for trade? Explain your reasoning using the example in your answer to Question 3. 5. If two parties trade based on comparative advantage and both gain, in what range must the price of the trade lie? 6. Will a nation tend to export or import goods for which it has a comparative advantage? Explain. 7. Why do economists oppose policies that restrict trade among nations?

Explain how Bitcoin is “mined”?  How does the supply of Bitcoin increase?  Is mining Bitcoin good for the environment?

Hernando DeSoto is a Peruvian economist and the current president of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy. In a March 2001 article in Finance & Development he wrote: "Much of the marginalization of the poor in developing and former communist nations comes from their inability to benefit from the six effects that formal property provides. The challenge these countries face is not whether they should produce o receive more money but whether they can understand the legal institutions and summon the political will necessary to build a property system that is easily accessible to the poor." After reading this article, please LIST a combination of 4 of his ideas/statements you AGREE or DISAGREE with and WHY.

Consider the market for cola soft drinks where Pepsi and Coke are dominating this market with well above 90% markets share combined.Under what market structure do Pepsi and Coke operate? What microeconomic model can best describe the behavior of Pepsi and Coke? Explain the main theme of this model. Given the obvious market share of both Pepsi and Coke, on what grounds would you justify the multibillion-dollar annual advertising spending by those two companies?

International Insurance is complicated and expensive. Why do you think international insurance is different from domestics insurance.

You work for a Cranberry company in Nova Scotia looking to enter the Australian cranberry market, based on this scenario, What will be the best your market entry strategy? Defend this choice.

Diebold is a $3 billion company whose core products are ATMs, bank vaults, and security systems. Until the 1990s, it was a global market leader. Then, its rival NCR surpassed it in sales. As a result, Diebold began acquiring suppliers around the world. One company it purchased was a Brazilian manufacturer of ATMs. Around this time the Brazilian government was looking to fully automate its voting system, and Diebold got the contract through its Brazilian company. The Brazilian presidential election went off without a hitch with Diebold machines. Emboldened by this success, Diebold decided to enter the voting machine market. The U.S. seemed a likely market, especially after the passage of the Help America Vote Act when local governments were told to replace punch-card voting machines with touch-screen machines. The big contracts meant big problems for Diebold. Orders were lost, manufacturing fell way behind schedule, and its technical staff was overwhelmed by the demand. In addition,…

The cost of capital for foreign investment Introduction and background and objectives