Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Protectionism

Protectionism — practice question

Country X becomes part of a customs union with country Y and is going to abolish the tariff on its imports of good M from country Y. Under which conditions would trade creation in country X be the smallest?

  • Aexisting size of country X’s tariff on imports of good M large; price elasticity of demand for good M in country X –0.8
  • Bexisting size of country X’s tariff large; price elasticity –1.4
  • Cexisting size of country X’s tariff small; price elasticity –0.8
  • Dexisting size of country X’s tariff small; price elasticity –1.4

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