A country imposing a tariff can benefit in terms of social welfare if A. The terms-of-trade benefit exceeds the sum of production and consumption distortion loss. B. The tariff revenue exceeds the sum of production and consumption distortion loss. C. The consumer surplus loss is less than the producer surplus gain. D. The terms-of-trade benefit exceeds the consumer surplus loss. Explain Your answer using 200 words and a diagram
A country imposing a tariff can benefit in terms of social welfare if A. The terms-of-trade benefit exceeds the sum of production and consumption distortion loss. B. The tariff revenue exceeds the sum of production and consumption distortion loss. C. The consumer surplus loss is less than the producer surplus gain. D. The terms-of-trade benefit exceeds the consumer surplus loss. Explain Your answer using 200 words and a diagram
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A country imposing a tariff can benefit in terms of social welfare if
A. The terms-of-trade benefit exceeds the sum of production and consumption distortion loss.
B. The tariff revenue exceeds the sum of production and consumption distortion loss.
C. The
D. The terms-of-trade benefit exceeds the consumer surplus loss.
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If a country closes off to trade and notices that the number of firms in an industry doubles in size, what economic theory would help us explain this phenomenon?
A. Stolper-Samuelson.
B. Melitz.
C. Ricardian.
D. Cournot.
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