CBA 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Foreign Direct Investment, Mergers And Acquisitions, International Trade
Trading & Investing
Some U.S & global trade statistics:
U.S Top Trading Partners in 2015
• China, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Germany, South Korea ( Sequential Order)
U.S Top Trade Deficits in 2015 v. 2014
• China, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Vietnam, Ireland, South Korea ( Sequential Order)
U.S Top Export Markets in 2015
• Canada, Mexico, China, Japan, UK, Germany, South Korea ( Sequential Order)
California’s Top Export Markets in 2015 v. 2014
• Mexico, Canada, China, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan Netherlands
( Sequential Order)
Global Trade Statistics
• Today, most imports should be stamped “made globally” made in China
• International trade is measured by “gross value” which is assigned to a single country.
But this does not account or the commercial value added by countries that supply China
• This statistical bias has political consequences.
Foreign Direct Investment
• FDI includes: 1) Portfolio Investment & 2) Direct Investment.
• Much more FDI has flowed into developed than into developing nations, but the gap has
narrowed.
• China is the largest development nation inflow recipient, then Brazil, India,& Mexico.
Global FDI Trends
• Global inflows grew 38% in 2015 to 1.76 trillion mostly due to cross border mergers &
acquisitions most in the form of corporate reconfigurations.
Benefits & Costs of FDI to countries
• Inflow country benefits:
o Resource (money, expertise) transfers
o Greater employment
o Positive short term effects on balance-of-payments
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Document Summary
U. s top trading partners in 2015: china, canada, mexico, japan, germany, south korea ( sequential order) U. s top trade deficits in 2015 v. 2014: china, germany, japan, mexico, vietnam, ireland, south korea ( sequential order) U. s top export markets in 2015: canada, mexico, china, japan, uk, germany, south korea ( sequential order) California"s top export markets in 2015 v. 2014: mexico, canada, china, japan, hong kong, south korea, taiwan netherlands ( sequential order) Global trade statistics: today, most imports should be stamped made globally made in china. International trade is measured by gross value which is assigned to a single country. But this does not account or the commercial value added by countries that supply china: this statistical bias has political consequences. Global fdi trends: global inflows grew 38% in 2015 to 1. 76 trillion mostly due to cross border mergers & acquisitions most in the form of corporate reconfigurations.