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9. What is the change in government revenue in the exporting country (relative to the subsidy in<br />

place) with the CVD?<br />

10. What condition must hold for the CVD to improve welfare in the importing country (relative<br />

to the subsidy)?<br />

7.19 Voluntary Export Restraints (VERs): Large Country Price Effects<br />

LEARNING OBJECTIVES<br />

1. Identify the effects of a voluntary export restraint, or export quota, on prices in both<br />

countries <strong>and</strong> the quantity traded.<br />

2. Know the equilibrium conditions that must prevail in a voluntary export restraint<br />

(VER) equilibrium.<br />

Suppose the United States, an exporting country in free trade, imposes a binding export quota, often<br />

called a voluntary export restraint (VER) when implemented bilaterally, on wheat exports to Mexico. The<br />

VER will restrict the flow of wheat across the border. Since the United States is a large exporter, the<br />

supply of wheat to the Mexican market will fall, <strong>and</strong> if the price remained the same it would cause excess<br />

dem<strong>and</strong> for wheat in the market. The excess dem<strong>and</strong> will induce an increase in the price of wheat. Since<br />

wheat is homogeneous <strong>and</strong> the market is perfectly competitive, the price of all wheat sold in Mexico, both<br />

Mexican wheat <strong>and</strong> U.S. imports, will rise in price. The higher price will, in turn, reduce dem<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

increase domestic supply, causing a reduction in Mexico’s import dem<strong>and</strong>.<br />

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