ECON 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Comparative Advantage, High Tech, General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade

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Pd > pw direction of trade exports imports consumer surplus producer surplus total surplus falls rises rises rises falls rises. Whether a good is imported or exported, trade creates winners and losers. Gains > losses -> total surplus always increase. Tarrif: a tax on goods produced aboard and sold domestically. D : dwl fr the overproduction of good. Effects of a tariff: tariffs reduce the quantity of imports and move the domestic market closer to its equilibrium without trade, like other taxes, tariffs result in deadweight loss. Arguments for restricting trade: the jobs argument. Trade destroys jobs in the industries that compete against imports. An industry vital to national security should be protected from foreign competition, to prevent dependence on imports that could be disrupted during wartime. This is acceptable as long as the policy is based on true security needs. But producers often exaggerate their importance to national security to obtain protection from foreign competition: the infant-industry argument.

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1. If we know that Canada exports maple syrup, we can conclude that maple syrup consumers in Canada are worse off than they would be in the absence of trade.

Is the statement true or false?

2. When a country opens up to trade in a good for which it has a comparative advantage, and the country begins to export the good, we can conclude that:

	a.	The domestic price will fall after trade opens up.
	b.	The total surplus for this good will increase as a result of opening up the market to international trade.
	c.	Opening the market to international trade will create a deadweight loss.
	d.	Both buyers and sellers in that country will be better off as a consequence of opening up the market to international trade.

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Suppose the market for oranges in a small country is closed to international trade. The domestic price is $3 per lb, at which 10,000 lbs are bought and sold in the country, while the world price is $4 per lb. If the country opens up to free trade with the world, the domestic quantity demanded at the world price will be 8,000 lbs, and the domestic quantity supplied at the world price will be 12,000 lbs.

A. Which of the following statements is true?

a. The country will become an importer of oranges because it has a comparative advantage in the production of oranges

b. The country will become an exporter of oranges because it has a comparative advantage in the production of oranges

c. The country will become an importer of oranges because the world has a comparative advantage in the production of oranges

d. The country will become an exporter of oranges because the world has a comparative advantage in the production of oranges

B. At what price (per lb.) will oranges be bought and sold in the country after opening up to trade?

a. $3

b. $4

c. $3.5

C. After opening up to trade, the level of exports/imports for the country will be:

a. 8,000 lbs.

b. 12,000 lbs.

c. 10,000 lbs.

d. 4,000 lbs.

D. How much (in $) is the net gain from trade for this country in opening up to free trade?

coralbadger702

Fill in the blanks. In case you get stuck, Iâve provided a list of all the missing words in alphabetical order at the end of the question. According to David Ricardoâs model, the pattern of trade between nations is determined by the distribution of ______________________ advantage. Unlike the ______________________ advantages described by Smith, Ricardoâs explanation allows for trade between partners in which one nation has superior ______________________ in the manufacture of all goods. Thatâs because Ricardoâs principle rests on the economic concept of ______________________ (defined as the amount of good Y that must be sacrificed when the nation produces a unit of good X) which can never be concentrated in just one nation. The model is usually specified with barter-style trade, meaning that we use ______________________ rather than ______________________ prices for the tradable goods. The price of each good on international markets must be higher than ______________________ in the exporting countries and lower than ______________________ in the importing countries. Although all parties can benefit from trade, there is no reason to think that they benefit equally. The ______________________ are derived from the difference between the opportunity costs of production in each nation and then distributed between participating nations according to the market price. As the price of a nationâs ______________________ good rises, it receives a larger share of the gains from trade, and we say that its ______________________ are appreciating. However, nations that ______________________ this good will receive a smaller share of the benefits from trade.

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Comparative

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Min WTA

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