Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Protectionism

Protectionism — practice question

A country sets import quotas. Imported goods are sold by suppliers at prices that clear the market. If demand for imports is price-inelastic, what effect will this have on the country’s balance of trade and on its terms of trade?

  • Abalance of trade improves, terms of trade improve
  • Bbalance of trade improves, terms of trade worsen
  • Cbalance of trade worsens, terms of trade improve
  • Dbalance of trade worsens, terms of trade worsen

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