international economics Use sites provided and your own to review the related information about the country of your choice in Unit 1. COUNTRY USED IN UNIT1 WAS CHILE (document attached) In a 600-1,000-word paper, (1) Describe the current economic environ

international economics

Use sites provided and your own to review the related information about the country of your choice in Unit 1. COUNTRY USED IN UNIT1 WAS CHILE (document attached)

In a 600-1,000-word paper, (1) Describe the current economic environment (country’s population, gross domestic product (GDP), GDP growth rate, and GDP per capita) and political environment (political structure and policy issues) of that country. (2) Identify all the favorable characteristics and barriers for DFI (Direct foreign investment) (3) Assess the country’s political risk and economic risk.
 

The CIA’s homepage at

http://www.odci.gov/index.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

provides access to various national and international surveys, analyses, maps, and publications such as the World Factbook.
 

The direct foreign investment in each country for a recent year is provided at http://www.worldbank.org/data/wdi2000/pdfs/tab6_7 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
 

The environment for direct foreign investment in each country is provided at

http://www.usatrade.gov/website/ccg.nsf (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

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Click on a specific country, and then click on Investment Climate.
 

Direct foreign investment in specific countries can be assessed by reviewing websites focused on those countries. For example, conditions in China are described at

http://www.chinaonline.com (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

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Information related to DFI can be retrieved from the following website of the Michigan State University Center for International Business Education and Research:

http://global.broad.msu.edu/ibc/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

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