EBK ESSENTIALS OF ECONOMICS
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Author: Mankiw
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Chapter 9, Problem 5PA
Subpart (a):
To determine
The impact of free trade on the country.
Sub part (b):
To determine
The impact of free trade on the country.
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The nation of Textilia does not allow imports of clothing. In its equilibrium without trade, a T-shirt costs $20, and the equilibrium quantity is 3 million T-shirts. After reading Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations while on vacation, the president decides to open the Textilian market to international trade. The market prices of a T-shirt falls to the world price of $16. The number of T-shirts consumed in Textilia rises to 4 million, while the number of T-shirts produced declines to 1 million.
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