Chapter 34: Q. 21. (page 832)
Name and define three policy tools for enacting protectionism.
Short Answer
Tariffs, import quotas and non tariff barriers are the most important policy tools for enacting protectionism.
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Chapter 34: Q. 21. (page 832)
Name and define three policy tools for enacting protectionism.
Tariffs, import quotas and non tariff barriers are the most important policy tools for enacting protectionism.
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Trade has income distribution effects. For example, suppose that because of a government-negotiated reduction in trade barriers, trade between Germany and the Czech Republic increases. Germany sells house paint to the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic sells alarm clocks to Germany. Would you expect this pattern of trade to increase or decrease jobs and wages in the paint industry in Germany? The alarm clock industry in Germany? The paint industry in Czech Republic? The alarm clock industry in Czech Republic? What has to happen for there to be no increase in total unemployment in both countries?
Show graphically that for any tariff, there is an equivalent quota that would give the same result. What would be the difference, then, between the two types of trade barriers? Hint: It is not something you can see from the graph.
What is the difference between a free trade association, a common market, and an economic union?
Is international trade likely to have roughly the same effect on the number of jobs in each individual industry?
What is the national interest argument for protectionism with regard to certain products?
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