Economics 0455 · IGCSE · Globalisation, free trade and protection

Globalisation, free trade and protection — practice question

Russia is a wheat exporter. In 2010, a poor harvest caused the Russian government to stop wheat exports so that sufficient supplies would remain for home use. What was the most probable result of the government’s decision?

  • Aprices were fixed by the wheat producers
  • Bthe amount produced was determined by the government
  • Cthe price of wheat abroad fell
  • Dthere was a redistribution of domestic production

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