Microeconomics (6th Edition)
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Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.4.7PA
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Banning imported goods versus tariffs.
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The nation of Textilia does not allow imports of clothing. In its equilibrium without trade, a T-shirt costs $20, and the equilibrium quantity is 3 million T-shirts. After reading Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations while on vacation, the president decides to open the Textilian market to international trade. The market prices of a T-shirt falls to the world price of $16. The number of T-shirts consumed in Textilia rises to 4 million, while the number of T-shirts produced declines to 1 million.
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Calculate the change in consumer surplus, producer surplus, and total surplus that results from opening trade. (Hint: Recall that the area of a triangle is ½ x base x height.)
Explain why high tariffs have a negative impact on a country's economy.
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