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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
- Answer ANY TWO QUESTIONS
- Word limit 1200 words for each question (references are excluded from the word count)
- Each question carries equal marks
- Answers should be illustrated wherever possible by examples
- Candidates are permitted to retain this question paper
NB: Answers may be subject to electronic checking for plagiarism. They must be written in your own words (except for quotations), be properly referenced and conform to an essay structure. That is, they must have an introduction stating the scope of the answer, paragraphs that focus on specific building blocks of the answer, and a conclusion that is based on the content of the answer and directly relates back to the subject of the answer. It must be written as a continuous discussion with no sub-headings or bullet points. The discussion must be supported by examples, data and references cited in the text. A list of references must be provided at the end, which must cite predominantly book/journal articles and authoritative sources.
As is normal practice in the Business School, anyone found to have plagiarised material is likely to fail the module and may be subject to other disciplinary procedures.
This paper consists of FOUR questions on 1 page
- Critically evaluate the shift by many central banks -including those in China, the euro area, Japan and the USA – towards further monetary policy easing in 2019.
- Discuss the arguments for and against free trade in the light of evidence that trade liberalisation may have peaked and may now be rolled back.
- The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is working on measures to establish an Inclusive ‘Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting’ (BEPS) to put an end to tax avoidance strategies that exploit gaps and mismatches in tax rules to avoid paying tax 1. It also provides guidelines on transfer pricing. Explain three of the methods used by multinational companies to minimise their tax liabilities and assess how these practices impact their competitive advantage in respect of domestic companies, adopting Dunning’s Eclectic Paradigm as a framework for your assessment. The OECD estimates that this form of tax avoidance results in a loss of $240 billion a year in tax revenue (OECD 2019: http://www.oecd.org/tax/beps/ (Links to an external site.)
- Explain how climate change illustrates the challenges of global economic governance and assess the issues in evaluating the costs and benefits of action to lessen potential impacts.
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