3. Factors that influence international trade In the 19505, imports and exports of goods and services constituted roughly 4% to 5% of U.S. GDP. In recent years, exports have accounted for approximately 12% of GDP, while imports have more than tripled to over 15% of GDP. Which of the following help to explain the increase in international trade and finance since the 19505? Check all that apply. C] International trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFI'A) C] The widespread use of the Internet to conduct business C] An increasing number of import quotas C] An increasing number of affordable international flights 4. Net capital outflow and net exports An open economy interacts with the rest of the world through involvement in world nancial markets, and also world markets for goods and services. Despite the fact that this involvement often results in an imbalance in these markets, the following identity must hold: Net Capital Outflow : Net Exports That is, any transaction that affects the left side of this equation must also affect the right side. The following problem provides a scenario that illustrates why this identity must remain true. Suppose you own a big box retailer in the United States, where there will soon be high demand for the brand new PlayNation 4 video game console. Anticipating this trend, you spend $15,000 to build out your inventory of the console, which is manufactured by Zboz, a Japanese company, in Japan. Determine the effects of this transaction on exports, imports, and net exports in the U.S. economy, and enter your results in the following table. If the direction of change is "No change, " enter "0" in the Magnitude of Change column. Hint: The magnitude of change should always be positive, regardless of the direction of change. Magnitude of Change Direction of Change (Dollars) _.. E um _v E Because of the identity equation that relates to net exports, the 'V in U.S. net exports is matched by V in U.S. net capital outow. Which of the following is an example of how the United States might be affected in this scenario? Check all that apply. [:l Zboz exchanges the $15,000 for yen at the local bank, which then uses the dollars to purchase U.S. bonds. [3 Zboz purchases $15,000 worth of U.S. bonds. [3 Zboz purchases $15,000 worth of stock in a U.S. company