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Macroeconomics is part of Economics. Activate to inspect this relation.Trade is part of Market. Activate to inspect this relation.Trade is part of Economics. Activate to inspect this relation.International trade is a Trade. Activate to inspect this relation.Financial market is a Market. Activate to inspect this relation.Aggregate demand is part of Macroeconomics. Activate to inspect this relation.Macroeconomics is a Economics. Activate to inspect this relation.Money is part of Economics. Activate to inspect this relation.Money enables Trade. Activate to inspect this relation.Fiscal policy is part of Macroeconomics. Activate to inspect this relation.Fiscal policy influences Aggregate demand. Activate to inspect this relation.Tax is part of Fiscal policy. Activate to inspect this relation.Tariff is a Tax. Activate to inspect this relation.Tariff constrains International trade. Activate to inspect this relation.Exchange rate influences International trade. Activate to inspect this relation.Exchange rate is part of Financial market. Activate to inspect this relation.Comparative advantage explains Trade. Activate to inspect this relation.Fiscal multiplier measures Aggregate demand. Activate to inspect this relation.TariffTaxInternational tradeFiscal policyTradeExchange rateAggregate demandMacroeconomicsMarketEconomicsMoneyComparative advantageFinancial marketFiscal multiplier
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14 concepts18 relationships5 disciplines3 relation families

At a glance

A tariff, or import tax, is a duty imposed by a national government, customs territory, or supranational union on imports of goods and is paid by the importer.

Disciplines
Economics
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Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 5 disciplines: Economics, Finance, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Political Economy.
  • Comparative advantage is a bridge concept — viewed here through Economics, Microeconomics.
  • The connections here span 3 relation families.
  • Networks explains 3 concepts in this view (Economics, Finance, Political Economy).

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ChemistryBiologyPhysicsMathematicsComputer ScienceGeologyMineralogyEconomics

By thinking pattern

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By journey

From a Leaf to the ClimateWhy Music Moves UsHow Machines LearnReasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

Concept collections

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What this is

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One fabric

3750 concepts and 5051 typed relations form one connected component — no isolated silo.

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