Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Protectionism

Protectionism — practice question

Country X enters into a customs union with country Y. X then stops making its own cars and starts bringing in cars from Y. Country Y redirects some of its car exports to X away from country Z. What effect is this likely to have on car prices in X and Z?

  • Acountry X: decrease; country Z: decrease
  • Bcountry X: decrease; country Z: increase
  • Ccountry X: increase; country Z: decrease
  • Dcountry X: increase; country Z: increase

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