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Chapter 23, Problem 10DQ
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Free movement and the international movement of labor.
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6. What is a "brain drain" as it relates to international migra-
tion? If emigrants are highly educated and received greatly
subsidized education in the home country, is there
any justi-
fication for that country to levy a "brain drain" tax on them?
Do you see any problems with this idea? LO23.3
Which of the following statements about foreign trade is
correct? Choose an answer:
O 1. A good is imported if the world market price for this good is higher than the domestic
opportunity costs of producing this good.
O 2. A good is exported if the world market price for this good is lower than the domestic
opportunity costs of producing this good.
3. The levying of a domestic duty rate on an imported good increases the
producer surplus and reduces the domestic consumer surplus.
O 4. If a country has an absolute advantage in one good, it also has a comparative advantage
in that good.
O 5. A particularly productive country can have a comparative advantage in all goods.
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