Under what conditions could an import quota and a tariff have exactly the same effect on price and bring the same gains and losses (given a tariff level that restricts imports just as much as the quota would)?

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Under what conditions could an import quota and a tariff have exactly the same effect on price and bring the same gains and losses (given a tariff level that restricts imports just as much as the quota would)?

41. Under what conditions could an import quota and a tariff have exactly the same offect
on price and bring the same gains and losses (given a tariff level that restricts imports
just as much as the quota would)?
Transcribed Image Text:41. Under what conditions could an import quota and a tariff have exactly the same offect on price and bring the same gains and losses (given a tariff level that restricts imports just as much as the quota would)?
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