The economic growth and trade competitiveness of countries can be influenced by the economic, political, and cultural development within the
country.
There are several countries that can be compared to see how a successful economy’s decisions differed from a less-successful economy.
Step 1: Select Economies
Step 2: Create a Presentation
In a 12- to 16-slide presentation with detailed speaker’s notes and visual elements, including graphs and tables, explain how their economic,
political, and cultural development since 1992 has influenced their economic growth and trade competitiveness.
Include the following in your presentation:
• Use tables or graphs to support your analysis of the following economic statistics/indicators of your 2 chosen economies through the most
recent year available since 2009 (the trough of the last economic cycle):
• GDP per capita growth over time
• Inflation rate over time
• Unemployment rate over time
• Exports as a percentage of GDP over time
• National government debt as a percentage of GDP
Whenever possible, plot the metric for both economies on the same chart.
• Evaluate the reasons why the economic growth of the 2 economies/countries varied. Discuss how international trade influenced the
strength of each economy. Discuss the role of value chains and value-added production.
• Analyze how the failure to use value-added trade measures distorts trade statistics.
• Examine at least 2 industries that have provided each economy with a comparative advantage in world trade.
