A Taiwanese manufacturer Asus won an order to sell its computers to the United States, but the US government stipulated that 20 % of the computer's component parts must be produced in the US. That stipulation would be an example of a(n)

ad valorem content requirement.

ad hoc content requirement.

specific content requirement.

local content requirement.

London in Great Britain is one of the most international and connected financial centres in the world and home many bank head offices. One can say that this city has a _________ in the generation of knowledge and talents relating to banking and finance.

mergers and acquisitions

greenfield investment

latecomer advantage

location specific advantage

Mexican President Andres Manual Lopez Obrador has launched a series of reforms meant to reduce the power of the Instituto Nacional Electoral, the independent elections agency, has expanded the role of the military, and is considering abolishing various independent regulatory bodies and disregarded constitutional law to curtail green energy projects. The planned reforms might lead Mexico toward:

monarchy

theocracy

autocracy

democracy

Windsor, Ontario Canada, landed major new investments - from the auto giant Stellantis NV and LG Energy Solution to partner on Canada's first EV battery factory. This situation has created a relative boom for Windsor. However, employees are needed to staff that plant but there is a shortage of skilled labour that the city and region need to overcome. The cars are changing, with different expertise needed in particular for anyone working on powertrain components of the supply chain, as internal combustion engines give way to electric motors and batteries. There is therefore a skills mismatch. This is an example of:

Demand conditions

First mover advantage

Basic factor endowment

Advanced factor endowment

Quebec-based COVID-19 vaccine maker Medicago is being shut down by owner Mitsubishi Chemical Group (Japan), who blame the decision on significant changes to vaccine market. Canada's federal government invested $173M into the company in 2020 and signed a deal to purchase 20 million doses of the vaccine, with an option for 56 million more. Which statement is true:

This is an example of home country benefits

This is an example of home country costs

This is an example of host country costs

This is an example of host country benefits

Bombardier and Boeing have a thorny history. In 2016, the two companies clashed in a high-profile trade dispute that pitted Canada against the United States. Boeing claimed Bombardier cheated US trade rules by selling Series jets to Delta Airlines Inc at 'absurdly low prices'. Boeing argued that

Canada used a voluntary export restraint on aircrafts

Canada did not intervene in Bombardier's business.

Bombardier benefited from unfair subsidies from the Canadian and Quebec governments

Canada imposed administrative policies

In January 2021, the African Continental Free Trade Agreement came into effect. Member countries agree to reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers to facilitate the free flow of goods, services, and factors of production within the region. This exemplifies:

geographic economic-political integration

cross-cultural economic integration

regional economic integration

political union