Irfan Ahmed, PhD

International Economic Integration International economic integration refers to the extent and strength of real- sector and financial-sector linkages among national economies. Real-sector linkages occur through the international transactions in goods and services while the financial-sector linkages occur through international transactions in financial assets. Sources for Integration —   To seek new markets. —   To seek new supplies of raw materials. —   To gain new technologies. —   To gain production efficiencies. —   To avoid political and regulatory obstacles. —   To reduce risk by diversification. Henry Lowenfeld, 1909 “It is significant to see how entirely all the rest of the Geographically Distributed stocks differ in their price movements from the British stock.   It is this individuality of movement on the part of each security, included in a well-distributed Investment List, which ensures the first great essential of successful investment, nam...