Barry University Trade Statistics of Both Italy and France Comparative Chart The rubric is in the files attached below. The two countries that will be used

Barry University Trade Statistics of Both Italy and France Comparative Chart The rubric is in the files attached below. The two countries that will be used are Italy and France. Country Analysis Project: Part B
With the countries you analyzed in Part A, please answer the questions below and turn in
to Canvas by Sunday, July 12th, 2020 by 11:59EST.
PLEASE NOTE: The countries you choose for Part A will be the countries you refer to through
Parts A, B, and C. If, for some reason, information is not available for one of your chosen
countries at the websites cited by a particular question, please choose another country to answer
that question, and NOTIFY ME and MAKE NOTE in the Project of the CHANGE.
This Project is worth 74 points. I will run the submissions through an anti-plagiarism software.
Failure to reference the websites or any other research will result in a grade reduction of 8 points
in your project score.
Please include the tables provided by the websites! Failure to do so will result in half the points
being subtracted from your grade.
Last but not least, please place your name as a header inside the file. This makes it easier for me
to grade and causes less confusion for you in the future. Failure to do this may result in points (5) being subtracted from your grade.
Trade and Investment (40 points)
1. Using the website http://globaledge.msu.edu, or other web resources, research the trade
statistics of both of your countries. Provide the tables and a brief explanation of the trade
statistics for each country.
Directions:
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Go to http://globaledge.msu.edu.
Click on the “Global Insights” tab.
Select “By Country”
Click on “Global Comparator.”
Click on “Next” under “Latest data available.”
Click on “Trade and Investment.”
Click for the following 5 data observations:
1. Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
2. Exports of goods and services (current US$)
3. Imports of goods and services (current US$)
4. Merchandise imports (current US$)
5. Merchandise exports (current US$)
viii. Click “Next” and then select your two countries (not the US).
ix. Click “Compare”
x. Please copy the table that appears and place it in your assignment.
Directions continued:
b. Using the above directions, explain Country 1 (10 points or 2 points per data
point) and
c. Using the above directions, explain Country 2 (10 points or 2 points per data
point).
2. Using the countries you chose in Part A, perform a Google search and site a national
comparative advantage each of those countries in the global market. Please reference
your work!
a. Country 1 (5 points) and
b. Country 2 (5 points).
3. Explain the firms and the industry that create that comparative advantage.
a. Country 1 (5 points) and
b. Country 2 (5 points).
Political Risk (34 points)
4. Follow the directions below.
a. Go to the following World Bank webpage,
http://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi/index.aspx#countryReports,
b. Click on “Interactive data access”
c. Click the tab “Table View”
d. Select your two countries and read the political risk report for your countries.
e. Copy and paste the entire table into your project. (If your country is not available,
choose another country.)
f. Explain the six factors of the World Bank’s Worldwide Governance Indicators.
(12 points)
g. Compare and contrast the primary sources of political and legal risk for your
countries.
h. Explain Country 1’s scores (5 points) and
i. Explain Country 2’s scores (5 points).
Country Project Part B Rubric
Names:
Countries:
1. Trade and Investment
a. Explain Country 1 in terms of 5 data
b. Explain Country 2 in terms of 5 data
2. Comparative Advantage
a. Explain Country 1 comparative
advantage (CA)
b. Explain Country 2 comparative
advantage (CA)
3. Firms and Industries
a. Country 1 – Firms and industry for
comparative advantage
b. Country 2 – Firms and industry for
comparative advantage
Total Trade and Investment
Possible
Points
10
10
5
5
5
5
40
4. Country Risk
f. Explain the 6 factors of the World Bank’s
Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI)
i. Compare and Contrast the primary sources of political risk in both
countries
j. Explain Country 1’s scores
k. Explain Country 2’s scores
12
Total Country Risk
34
Failure to reference
-8
Failure to insert tables
-31
Up to one week late
-7
After one week late
-31
Failure to place names in the digital file
-5
Total Part B
74
12
5
5

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