Principles of Microeconomics
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Author: N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 9, Problem 5CQQ
To determine
The policy which hurts consumers and helps producers and increases trade.
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Use the Graph below to answer the questions about International Trade:
Price
P1
P2
P3
A
B
D
F
с
E
D
-Quantity
a. At equilibrium, what area represents Consumer Surplus? Blank 1 and Blank 2.
b. At equilibrium, what area represents Producer Surplus? Blank 3 and Blank 4.
c. Which Price Level would make this country become an importer of this good? Blank 5
d. Which Price Level would make this country become an exporter of this good? Blank 6
Georgia and Moldova are famous for their quality of wine and the United Kingdom decides to
start importing from them. There is an 5£ tariff on imported wine. Considering the graph
below, where does the UK buy its wine from and how much does it cost on the domestic
market?
Price per bottle
£10
£7
Moldovan price
£5
Georgian price
UK demand for imported wine
Quantity
(millions of bottles per year)
10
15
22
Suppose the UK joins a trade bloc with Moldova and maintains its 5£ tariff on wine from
outside the bloc.
a) What will the new domestic price be?
b) How much do consumers gain/lose?
c) How about the government?
d) Is there trade creation or trade dıversion or both?
e) How much does the UK gain/lose?
Write short notes on International Trade theories
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