Microeconomics
Microeconomics
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781319098780
Author: Paul Krugman, Robin Wells
Publisher: Worth Publishers
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Chapter 5, Problem 8P
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The water off the north Atlantic coat was once teeming with fish. But because of overfishing by the commercial fishing industry. The stock of fish became seriously depleted. 1991 the National Marine Fishery Service of the U.S government implemented a quota to allow fish stock to recover. In 2016 the quota limited the amount of swordfish caught per year by all U.S licensed fishing boats to 7 million pounds. As soon as the U.S fishing fleet had met the quota limit, the swordfish catch was closed down for the rest of the year. The accompanying table gives the hypothetical demand and supply schedules for swordfish caught in the U.S per year.

Microeconomics, Chapter 5, Problem 8P

  1. Using a diagram showing the impact of the quota of 7 million pounds on fishing of swordfish. Demarcate the deadweight loss.
  2. The change in the fishing behavior of the fishermen in response to this policy

Concept Introduction:

Quota:

A quota is a government-imposed restriction that limits the number of goods that can be produced during a period.

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