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eThemes of the Times

Pearson Education, in collaboration with the world's leading newspaper, The New York Times, is pleased to offer educators and students a carefully edited collection of recent New York Times articles for Economics.

Article:

"Bush Accuses Vietnam and China of Dumping Shrimp on the US Market"

Questions:

  1. Find one example of a macroeconomic issue in this article.

  2. Find one example of a microeconomic issue in this article.

  3. The article made it clear that shrimp are the most popular seafood import into the United States. How would Adam Smith explain this observation?

  4. The term "fair market value" is continually mentioned in this article. Actual prices are compared to this "standard". What other term could you use to describe "fair market value?"





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