1) people who take food or safety for granted tend to be xenophobic, are wary of
political activity, have authoritarian tendencies, and believe that men make better
political leaders than women.
2) the rate of new-product development seems to be lesser in countries where more
money is spent on basic and applied research and development.
3) most moral philosophers see value in utilitarian and kantian approaches to business
ethics.
4) export tariffs are far less common than import tariffs.
5) current trends indicate that the world is moving rapidly towards an economic system
that is more favorable for international business.
6) adjusting discount rates to reflect a location’s riskiness is a rare practice.
7) the two most common methods of restricting inward fdi are ownership restraints and
performance requirements.
8) floating exchange rates reduce the element of risk involved in investing in foreign
assets.
9) if local inflation rates remain lower than the inflation rate in the country to which the
currency is pegged, the currencies of countries with currency boards can become
uncompetitive and overvalued.
10) under the jamaica agreement, floating exchange rates were declared acceptable, and
gold was abandoned as a reserve asset.