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International Trade - Theory and Policy, 2010a

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This implies that, in the case of a small country, the price of the import good in the importing country<br />

must rise to the level at which the import dem<strong>and</strong> is equal to the quota level. Export supply merely falls to<br />

the lower level now dem<strong>and</strong>ed.<br />

KEY TAKEAWAYS<br />

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An import quota will raise the domestic price <strong>and</strong>, in the case of a small country, leave the foreign price<br />

unchanged.<br />

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A binding import quota will reduce the quantity of imports.<br />

EXERCISE<br />

1. Jeopardy Questions. As in the popular television game show, you are given an answer to a<br />

question <strong>and</strong> you must respond with the question. For example, if the answer is “a tax on<br />

imports,” then the correct question is “What is a tariff?”<br />

1. Of increase, decrease, or stay the same, the effect on the world price when a small<br />

country implements a binding import quota.<br />

2. Of increase, decrease, or stay the same, the effect on the import volume of a product when a<br />

small country implements a binding import quota.<br />

3. Of increase, decrease, or stay the same, the effect on the exports from the rest of the world<br />

when a small country implements a binding import quota.<br />

7.14 Import Quota: Small Country Welfare Effects<br />

LEARNING OBJECTIVES<br />

1. Use a partial equilibrium diagram to identify the welfare effects of an import quota on<br />

producer <strong>and</strong> consumer groups <strong>and</strong> the government in the importing country.<br />

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

Saylor.org<br />

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