Solved by a verified expert :Comprehensive
Country Evaluation
In this
comprehensive country evaluation, you are required to:
Identify, describe, and evaluate
characteristics of your assigned country that make it attractive or
unattractive to U.S. companies who already are or who may consider doing
business there. What characteristics of the country make it a favorable place
to do international business? What characteristics are unfavorable for
international business? Use this evaluation to make recommendations
about the types of companies/industries that should pursue international
business opportunities in your assigned country, and specify the types of
international business (exporting and/or licensing and/or direct investment
etc.) that you would recommend. Country characteristics that must be reviewed
in your report include:
I.
International Trade
–
Exports and imports (type and volume) to
and from other countries, including the U.S.
–
Commercial policy (tariffs, quotas,
non-tariff barriers, licensing requirements)
II.
Exchange Rate Determination
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Description of the exchange rate system
–
Exchange rate stability: past, present,
and future
III.
Foreign Direct Investment Policies
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Tax policies
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Equity ownership requirements
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Other regulations (barriers to FDI)?
IV.
Economic Structure and Performance
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Degree of privatization
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State of infrastructure (transportation,
communication, energy)
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Macro economic performance indicators
(such as GDP per capita, growth rates, inflation, interest rates): past,
present, and future
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Labor markets (availability, wage rates,
skill/education level, regulations)
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Environmental issues (regulations, types
and degrees of pollution)
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Corruption
V.
Cultural Complications ( language,
customs, etc.)
VI.
Social and Political Stability: past,
present, and future
Please
note that:
Each
student will be assigned a country by the instructor.
Do
not use first person. Do not write
your paper in the order of the characteristics above.
You may use headings but you are not required to do so.
This
is NOT a position paper. It is a factual investigation of a country
followed by the investigator’s own analysis which includes recommendations
for doing business with a specific country. This is not a description of
your assigned country’s economy. REMEMBER
three or more words taken from any source, including a specific country’s
or company’s web pages, or ideas that belong to someone else are
considered plagiarism. You will receive a zero on the paper and possibly
fail the course if you plagiarize.
The
length of your paper including the introduction, analysis and conclusion,
and excluding the references should be 8 – 9 pages (points will be
deducted if a paper is more than 9 pages). The paper must be type-written
and double spaced with standard font size such as Times New Roman 12. Any
additional material should be left for the appendix (such as maps, charts,
and other interesting & relevant info).
Additional
Characteristics may be relevant to the type of industry or form of
international business that you select for your country. If so, be sure to
include these additional characteristics in your analysis and evaluation.
6. A minimum of SIX SOURCES is required. Most students use more than ten
sources. These sources include
everything you read about your country. It is not necessary to put our textbook as one
of your sources unless you directly quote from it.
7. You will submit your paper electronically via
Turnitin. This program will alert me if
there is plagiarism and you will receive a zero on the paper and possibly fail
the class.
8. The recommendation should include an industry
and type of business that matches your country’s strengths and weaknesses as a
location for FDI. See chapter 13
Entering Foreign Markets for info regarding types of business.