Economics Mcqs
From the perspective of the American public as a whole, export subsidies levied by overseas governments on goods sold to the United States ?

A. Help more than they hurt
B. Hurt more then they help
C. Are equivalent to an import quota
D. Are equivalent to an export quota

The reason for dumping is that the demand curve for ABC Co’s computers is _______ because ________ are available from other nations?

A. More elastic in japan, more substitutes are available from other nations
B. More elastic in japan, fewer substitutes are available from other; nations
C. More inelastic in japan; more substitutes are available from other; nations
D. More inelastic in japan; fewer substitutes are available from other nations

Under a tariff- rate quota ?

A. The within-quota tariff rate exceeds the over-quota tariff rate
B. The over-quota tariff rate exceeds the with-quota tariff rate
C. The within-quota tariff rate equals the over-quota tariff rate
D. The within-quota tariff rate plus over-quota tariff rate equal 100 percent

Nontariff trade barriers could include all of the following except ?

A. Domestic content laws
B. Government procurement policies
C. Health, safety, and environmental standards
D. Antidumping/countervailing duties applied to imports

A tariff-rate quota is essentially a ?

A. Two tier tariff applied to a country’s imports
B. Three-tier tariff applied to a country’s imports
C. Two tier quota applied to a county’s exports
D. Three tier quota applied to a country’s exports