Respond to the explanations of increases in United States exports for two classmates.  In particular, over the next 20 years does it seem likely that the causes highlighted in the initial post will continue?   thread 1 Exports are domestic products purchased by another country.  The GDP records only net exports, the difference between exports and imports (Mateer & Coppock, 2018).  If American exports are increasing, either imports are decreasing, or American businesses are gaining market share for their products.  The provided article seems to indicate the latter, since American exports are becoming more valuable.  Free trade does increase competition.  For example, before NAFTA, there was a strict ban on Mexican avocados.  After NAFTA, though avocado imports grew 2,214%, Californians planted about 800 new orchards, producing better fruit and fetching higher prices than Mexican avocados (Slaughter, 2018).  The provided article gave a clue about the growth in U.S. exports by the fact that it began a quarter century ago, which marks the beginning of NAFTA.  NAFTA has tripled trade between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with the two countries receiving a third of U.S. exports (Hill & Hult, 2020).  One article estimates that NAFTA raises American GDP by 0.2%–0.3%, a year, or by $50 billion (Slaughter, 2018).  The same article claims that American multinational businesses are not diminished but rather enhanced by foreign investment.  For example, if an affiliate in Mexico gains 10% more workers, the parent business in America gains 1.3% more workers and a 1.7% increase in exports (Slaughter, 2018).  This makes sense because free trade enables a country to focus on what it can make best – its comparative advantage.  The most valuable export listed for the U.S. is aircraft (Roberts, 2018).  By specializing in this industry, Americans can now claim greater demand globally for this export.     Some exports have increased because of better technology.  Natural gas exports have risen exponentially thanks to fracking – by 68% in 2017 (Roberts, 2018).  Mexico received 20% of this natural gas, followed by Canada at 13% (Roberts, 2018).  Developing nations in Asia import huge amounts of American coal to produce electricity.  U.S. coal exports increased by 61% in 2017, partly because Asia demanded over twice as much as the previous year (Clemente, 2018).  With economic growth, these developing countries are building better and cleaner coal-burning facilities (Clemente, 2018).  International trade does help raise the living standards in developing countries.  In another course I’m taking, BUSI 303, I learned that international trade is illustrated by a verse in Ecclesiastes: “Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days” (11:1, NKJV).  The “waters” are plural, as in seas, and the “bread” is like grain or other domestic products.  I think God is pleased when international trade benefits poorer countries. References Cl.

1. Respond to the explanations of increases in United States
exports for two classmates. In particular, over the next 20 years
does it seem likely that the causes highlighted in the initial post
will continue?
thread 1
Exports are domestic products purchased by another country.
The GDP records only net exports, the difference between
exports and imports (Mateer & Coppock, 2018). If American
exports are increasing, either imports are decreasing, or
American businesses are gaining market share for their
products. The provided article seems to indicate the latter,
since American exports are becoming more valuable. Free trade
does increase competition. For example, before NAFTA, there
was a strict ban on Mexican avocados. After NAFTA, though
avocado imports grew 2,214%, Californians planted about 800
new orchards, producing better fruit and fetching higher prices
than Mexican avocados (Slaughter, 2018).
The provided article gave a clue about the growth in U.S.
exports by the fact that it began a quarter century ago, which
marks the beginning of NAFTA. NAFTA has tripled trade
between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with the two
countries receiving a third of U.S. exports (Hill & Hult, 2020).
One article estimates that NAFTA raises American GDP by
0.2%–0.3%, a year, or by $50 billion (Slaughter, 2018). The
same article claims that American multinational businesses are
not diminished but rather enhanced by foreign investment. For
example, if an affiliate in Mexico gains 10% more workers, the
parent business in America gains 1.3% more workers and a
1.7% increase in exports (Slaughter, 2018). This makes sense

2. because free trade enables a country to focus on what it can
make best – its comparative advantage. The most valuable
export listed for the U.S. is aircraft (Roberts, 2018). By
specializing in this industry, Americans can now claim greater
demand globally for this export.
Some exports have increased because of better technology.
Natural gas exports have risen exponentially thanks to fracking
– by 68% in 2017 (Roberts, 2018). Mexico received 20% of this
natural gas, followed by Canada at 13% (Roberts, 2018).
Developing nations in Asia import huge amounts of American
coal to produce electricity. U.S. coal exports increased by 61%
in 2017, partly because Asia demanded over twice as much as
the previous year (Clemente, 2018). With economic growth,
these developing countries are building better and cleaner coal-
burning facilities (Clemente, 2018).
International trade does help raise the living standards in
developing countries. In another course I’m taking, BUSI 303,
I learned that international trade is illustrated by a verse in
Ecclesiastes: “Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will
find it after many days” (11:1, NKJV). The “waters” are plural,
as in seas, and the “bread” is like grain or other domestic
products. I think God is pleased when international trade
benefits poorer countries.
References
Clemente, J. (2018, Oct. 7). The U.S. coal export to boom to
Asia.
Forbes.
Retrieved from
https://www.forbes.com/sites/judeclemente/2018/10/07/the-u-s-
coal-export-boom-to-china/#19033aab3454
Hill, C. W. L., & Hult, G. T. M. (2020).

3. Global Business Today
(11th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Mateer, D., & Coppock, L. (2018).
Principles of Macroeconomics
(2nd edition)
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New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Roberts, K. (2018, Feb. 28). In top 10 U.S. exports for 2017, 3
countries keep popping up: China, Canada, and Mexico.
Forbes.
Retrieved from
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenroberts/2018/02/28/in-top-10-
u-s-exports-for-2017-three-countries-keep-popping-up-china-
canada-and-mexico/#47acc03e60d3
Slaughter, M. J. (2018, Jan. 30). Leaving NAFTA would cost
$50 billion a year.
The Wall Street Journal.
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2A2PQ/5?accountid=12085
Thread 2
When a united states of America export goods, it sells them to
an overseas market, that is, to consumers, businesses, or
governments in some other country. Exports help to bring
money into the country, which increases the exporting nation's
GDP. It can also help to achieve a surplus in the Balance of
Payment account.

4. Exports have come to be an increasingly more necessary supply
of revenue for each national and regional firm in the The United
States. U.S. exports are rising rapidly, an example of which is
the fast increase of ‘U.S. export markets in the developing
nations of East Asia and Latin America' (Schmidt, 1994).’ Most
change theories in the economics literature focus on sources of
comparative advantage. These theories postulate that all nations
can attain from trade if each specializes in producing what they
are notably more magnificent environment friendly at providing,
based totally on their strengths. The empirical proof shows that
comparative gain is indeed relevant. United States exchange
policy has different widely via various historical and industrial
periods. As a primarily developed nation, the U.S. has relied
heavily on the import of uncooked materials and the export of
finished goods. This is majorly in consonance with the similar
gain principle of trade wherein the US has a comparative
advantage in the production of products that require technical or
different precise skills.
Secondly, the geographic distribution of U.S. exports has been
shifting dramatically toward some areas of growing nations. At
the vanguard of this shift was East Asia. Swift profits growth
and increased exchange liberalization have transformed the
developing countries of East Asia into a dynamic market for
U.S. exports. The successful development of East Asia has
influenced other growing countries, most notably in Latin
America, to undertake comparable insurance policies for
financial growth. As a result, the creating nations of Latin
America have also become important markets for U.S. exports.
Over the last ten years, economists such as Guiso, Sapienza, and
Zingales have been exploring the relationship between culture,
values, individual preferences, and the economy, focusing on
the unidirectional impact of literature on the economy. They
have demonstrated empirically, for example, that the level of

5. trust that people have in their country’s institutions and fellow
citizens influence many aspects of economic activity, such as
international trade.
Reference
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Economic dominance, financial technology, and the future of
U.S. economic coercion.
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Schmidt, T. J. (1994). The rise of U.S. exports to East Asia and
Latin America: Agricultural and business conditions, tenth
federal reserve district.
Economic Review - Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, 79
(3), 67. Retrieved from
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VLADOS, C. (2019). The classical and neoclassical theoretical
traditions and the evolutionary study of the dynamics of
globalization.
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