Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Protectionism

Protectionism — practice question

A country is a large cotton producer. Its government places a tax on cotton exports. What effect will this have on the price of cotton in the domestic market and in the world market?

  • Adomestic price: decrease; world price: decrease
  • Bdomestic price: decrease; world price: increase
  • Cdomestic price: increase; world price: decrease
  • Ddomestic price: increase; world price: increase

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