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  2. Import quota - Wikipedia

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    An import quota is a type of trade restriction that sets a physical limit on the quantity of a good that can be imported into a country in a given period of time. [1] Quotas, like other trade restrictions, are typically used to benefit the producers of a good in that economy (protectionism).

  3. United States labor law - Wikipedia

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    By contrast, in the United Kingdom the requirement for "good faith" [100] has been found to limit the power of discharge except for fair reasons [101] (but not to conflict with statute [102]), in Canada it may limit unjust discharge also for self-employed persons, [103] and in Germany it can preclude the payment of wages significantly below ...

  4. Economic liberalization - Wikipedia

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    The entry of foreign service providers can be a positive as well as negative development. For example, it can lead to better services for domestic consumers, improve the performance and competitiveness of domestic service providers, as well as simply attract FDI/foreign capital into the country. In fact, some research suggest a 50% cut in ...

  5. Foreign trade of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The authority of Congress to regulate international trade is set out in the United States Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 1): . The Congress shall have power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and to promote the general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform ...

  6. Employee compensation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Wages adjusted for inflation in the US from 1964 to 2004 Unemployment compared to wages. Wage data (e.g. median wages) for different occupations in the US can be found from the US Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, [5] broken down into subgroups (e.g. marketing managers, financial managers, etc.) [6] by state, [7] metropolitan areas, [8] and gender.

  7. Foreign worker - Wikipedia

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    Kafeels sell visas to foreign workers with the unwritten understanding that the foreigner can work for an employer other than the sponsor. [26] When a two-year work period is over, or with a job loss, workers must find another employer willing to sponsor them or return to their nation of origin within a short time.

  8. Foreign tax credit - Wikipedia

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    Carpet Ltd is also subject to tax in Germany on the equivalent of £100,000 at a tax rate of 37%, or £37,000. The UK limits FTC to the amount of UK tax that would be on the foreign (non-UK) source income. If Carpet Ltd has no other foreign source income under UK concepts, Carpet Ltd's UK tax is £330,000 less FTC of £33,000, or £297,000.

  9. Currency intervention - Wikipedia

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    [4]: 5, 6 In their 2005 meeting on foreign exchange market intervention, central bank governors had noted that, "Many central banks would argue that their main aim is to limit exchange rate volatility rather than to meet a specific target for the level of the exchange rate". Other reasons cited (that do not target the exchange rate) were to ...