Free trade is ________, because it ________ the size of the pie available to the economy.

Labor standards in trade are typically opposed by most developing countries who believe that they will be used

A) to further neo-imperialist colonial exploitation. B) to charge these countries with crimes against child-labor standards at the Hague. C) as a protectionist tool by import-competing producers in industrial countries. D) as a means of spreading U.S. Corporate Values and destroying local cultures. E) to hinder investment in foreign-based multinational corporations.

An increase in the rate of depreciation is associated with ________

A) a decrease in the rate of productivity B) a decrease in gross investment C) a decrease in net investment D) an increase in net investment