Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · International trade and free trade

International trade and free trade — practice question

(a)[8]
  • Calculate the balance of trade in goods between Australia and Thailand in 2002. [2]
  • What differences appeared in the kinds of goods traded between the two countries? [2]
  • Explain what may have led to these differences. [4]
(b)[6]
  • Name two protective measures, apart from tariffs, that limit free trade. [2]
  • Explain, using a demand and supply diagram, how domestic producers of a good are affected when the tariff on imports of that good is removed. [4]
(c)[6]

Discuss whether Australia and Thailand should have removed all tariffs at once.

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