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The small country assumption means that the country’s imports are a very small share of the world<br />

market—so small that even a complete elimination of imports would have an imperceptible effect on<br />

world dem<strong>and</strong> for the product <strong>and</strong> thus would not affect the world price. Thus when a quota is<br />

implemented by a small country, there is no effect on the world price.<br />

To depict the price effects of a quota, we use an export supply/import dem<strong>and</strong> diagram shown in Figure<br />

7.26 "Depicting a Quota Equilibrium: Small Country Case". The export supply curve is drawn as a horizontal<br />

line since the exporting country is willing to supply as much as the importer dem<strong>and</strong>s at the world price.<br />

The small importing country takes the world price as exogenous since it can have no effect on it.<br />

Figure 7.26 Depicting a Quota Equilibrium: Small Country Case<br />

When the quota is placed on imports, it restricts supply to the domestic market since fewer imports are<br />

allowed in. The reduced supply raises the domestic price. The world price is unaffected by the quota <strong>and</strong><br />

remains at the free trade level. In the final equilibrium, two conditions must hold—the same two<br />

conditions as in the case of a large country, namely,<br />

MDMex(PMexQ)=QØØØ<br />

<strong>and</strong><br />

XSUS(PFT)=QØØØ.<br />

Saylor URL: http://www.saylor.org/books<br />

Saylor.org<br />

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