Consider two sectors in an economy. One sector produces exports and the other is the import-competing sector. Both these sectors use capital and labor for production. Assume that the import competing sector is relatively labor intensive. Show graphically as well as mathematically the effect of an increase in the price of the import-competing good on equilibrium factor prices.
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Consider two sectors in an economy. One sector produces exports and the other is the import-competing sector. Both these sectors use capital and labor for production. Assume that the import competing sector is relatively labor intensive. Show graphically as well as mathematically the effect of an increase in the price of the import-competing good on
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- Q. 4 In an economy with flexible prices, competitive factor markets and fixed supplies of the factors of production, graphically illustrate the impact of a change in immigration policy in a country that permits a huge influx of foreign workers into the labor market, ceteris paribus. Be sure to label: i. the axes; ii. the curves; iii. the initial equilibrium values; iv. the direction the curves shift; and the terminal equilibrium values. Explain in words how the equilibrium values change.Consider the specific-factors model with 2 goods: manufacturing and agriculture. Manufacturing requires labour and sector-specific capital, while agriculture requires labour and sector-specific land. Labour is freely mobile across sectors. The government is considering to impose an import tariff on agricultural products. Which of the following is true? (a) The relative price of agricultural products will go down. (b) Capitalists will support this initiative. (c) Agricultural production will increase. (d) Marginal product of labour will decrease in manufacturing. Explain your answer clearly.Consider a closed economy. The only two factors of production in this economy are capital and labor. In this economy prices are fully flexible, factor markets are competitive, and the supply of the factors of production is fixed. Suppose there is a change in immigration policy in the country such that there is a huge influx of foreign workers into the labor market, other things being equal. Assume a Cobb-Douglas production function for this economy. Graph the effects that this new policy will have on: The labor market, and the market for capital. The loanable funds marketNote: When drawing your graph correctly label all curves, axes, initial and final equilibrium values, and the direction of the change in any curve. Explain how the equilibrium values of labor, the real wage, saving, investment, and the real interest rate change.
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- Consider a world composed of two countries, Home (H) and Foreign (F). Individuals living in each countryi = H, F have preferences over two goods x and y.In each country there is only one factor of production, labour, which is perfectly mobile between industries butimmobile between countries. The total labour endowment at Home is LH = 10 and the total labour endowmentin Foreign is LF = 10.The marginal product of labour in each industry is constant. At Home, one worker can produce 2 units ofgood x or 1 unit of good y per unit of time; at Foreign one worker can produce 1 unit of good x or 2 units of goody per unit of time.Assume that consumers in Home and Foreign always consume goods x and y in the same quantity regardlessof their prices. That is, Cxi = Cyi, i = H, F. A. Derive the production possibilities frontier (PPF) for Home and Foreign and plot it in a graph with good x inthe horizontal axis and good y in the vertical axis.Consider a world composed of two countries, Home (H) and Foreign (F). Individuals living in each countryi = H, F have preferences over two goods x and y.In each country there is only one factor of production, labour, which is perfectly mobile between industries butimmobile between countries. The total labour endowment at Home is LH = 10 and the total labour endowmentin Foreign is LF = 10.The marginal product of labour in each industry is constant. At Home, one worker can produce 2 units ofgood x or 1 unit of good y per unit of time; at Foreign one worker can produce 1 unit of good x or 2 units of goody per unit of time.Assume that consumers in Home and Foreign always consume goods x and y in the same quantity regardlessof their prices. That is, Cxi = Cyi, i = H, F D. Determine the optimal consumption and production at Home and Foreign under autarky. Depict this situationin a graph that includes each country’s PPF and indifference curves for the representative consumer. E. Assume…Consider a world composed of two countries, Home (H) and Foreign (F). Individuals living in each countryi = H, F have preferences over two goods x and y.In each country there is only one factor of production, labour, which is perfectly mobile between industries butimmobile between countries. The total labour endowment at Home is LH = 10 and the total labour endowmentin Foreign is LF = 10.The marginal product of labour in each industry is constant. At Home, one worker can produce 2 units ofgood x or 1 unit of good y per unit of time; at Foreign one worker can produce 1 unit of good x or 2 units of goody per unit of time.Assume that consumers in Home and Foreign always consume goods x and y in the same quantity regardlessof their prices. That is, Cxi = Cyi, i = H, F F. Suppose that the equilibrium price of good x (keeping the price of good y as 1) is equal to 1. Determine the optimal production and consumption both at Home and Foreign when they open up to trade. Depict this in graph.
- Consider a world composed of two countries, Home (H) and Foreign (F). Individuals living in each countryi = H, F have preferences over two goods x and y.In each country there is only one factor of production, labour, which is perfectly mobile between industries butimmobile between countries. The total labour endowment at Home is LH 10 and the total labour endowmentin Foreign is LF = 10.The marginal product of labour in each industry is constant. At Home, one worker can produce 2 units ofgood x or 1 unit of good y per unit of time; at Foreign one worker can produce 1 unit of good x or 2 units of goody per unit of time.Assume that consumers in Home and Foreign always consume goods x and y in the same quantity regardlessof their prices. That is, Cxi = Cyi, i = H, F.(a) Calculate the opportunity cost of producing one additional unit of good x in terms of units of good y in Homeand Foreign.(b) Derive the production possibilities frontier (PPF) for Home and Foreign and plot it in a graph…Consider a world composed of two countries, Home (H) and Foreign (F). Individuals living in each countryi = H, F have preferences over two goods x and y.In each country there is only one factor of production, labour, which is perfectly mobile between industries butimmobile between countries. The total labour endowment at Home is LH = 10 and the total labour endowmentin Foreign is LF = 10.The marginal product of labour in each industry is constant. At Home, one worker can produce 2 units ofgood x or 1 unit of good y per unit of time; at Foreign one worker can produce 1 unit of good x or 2 units of goody per unit of time.Assume that consumers in Home and Foreign always consume goods x and y in the same quantity regardlessof their prices. That is, Cxi = Cyi, i = H, F E. Assume that Home and Foreign open to trade with each other. Explain how is the pattern of trade (which good will each country export and import) determined F. Suppose that the equilibrium price of good x (keeping the…Consider a world composed of two countries, Home (H) and Foreign (F). Individuals living in each countryi = H, F have preferences over two goods x and y.In each country there is only one factor of production, labour, which is perfectly mobile between industries butimmobile between countries. The total labour endowment at Home is LH = 10 and the total labour endowmentin Foreign is LF = 10.The marginal product of labour in each industry is constant. At Home, one worker can produce 2 units ofgood x or 1 unit of good y per unit of time; at Foreign one worker can produce 1 unit of good x or 2 units of goody per unit of time.Assume that consumers in Home and Foreign always consume goods x and y in the same quantity regardlessof their prices. That is, Cxi = Cyi, i = H, F G. Explain how is the production structure (i.e. which goods are produced) affected in each country by openingup to trade. Is this consistent with the empirical evidence we observe in reality? How can this model bemodified…