INTERNATIONAL TRADE ASSIGNMENT
Word Count: 1500 words
Style: Harvard
This assessment task relates to the following Learning Outcomes:
Knowledge and Understanding: Be conversant with major trade theories and policy
measures.
Application and Critical Thinking: Evaluate the impact of trade-related issues on countries
based on trade concepts and theories.
Ethical Thinking: Evaluate the impact of trade-related issues on countries with a focus on the
tradeoffs between efficiency and equity.
PRESENTATION TOPIC
Read the following case study (link also on iLearn):
Brodeur, Simon & Ari Van Assche, 2014, “Nike versus New Balance: Trade Policy in a
World of Global Value Chains”, International Journal of Case Studies in Management, 12(4).
Present whether Michael Froman should remove tariffs against Vietnamese footwear. Your
presentation should include, but not be limited to, the following points:
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ASSIGNMENT
A brief discussion of Michael Froman’s goal in making his decision and the dilemma that he is facing
How the removal of footwear tariffs would affect the following players:
Consumers in the US
High-skilled footwear workers in the US
Low-skilled footwear workers in the US
Nike Inc.
New Balance