Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Protectionism

Protectionism — practice question

If a nation imposes import quotas and the sellers of imported goods still set market-clearing prices, what effect will this have on the country’s balance of trade and its terms of trade, assuming demand for imports is price-inelastic?

  • 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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