Growth and Trade Tariffs Nontariff Barriers Nontariff Barriers Continued Tariffs and Quotas
100
What is balanced growth?
the PPC shifts out proportionately so that its relative shape is the same
100
What is a tariff?
is a tax on importing a good or service into a country usually collected by customs officials at the place of entry
100
What is a nontariff barrier?
any policy used by the government to reduce imports, other than a simple tariff on imports
100
What is voluntary export restraint (VER)?
an odd-looking trade barrier in which the importing country government compels the foreign exporting country to agree "voluntarily" to restrict its exports to this country
100
What is the Buy America Act of 1933?
the basic law that mandates that government-funded purchases favor domestic products
200
What is biased growth?
the expansion favors producing proportionately more of one of the products
200
What is a specific tariff?
a tax on the amount per unit of import
200
What is import quota (quota)?
a limit on the total quantity of imports of a product allowed into the country during a period of time
200
What are product standards?
this protects consumers and local producers and requires imports to meet certain requirements
200
What is section 301?
gives the U.S. President the power to negotiate to eliminate "unfair trade practices" of foreign governments
300
What is the Rybsynski theorem?
only one factor is growing-growth in the country's endowment of one factor of production, with the other factor unchanged
300
What is an ad valorem tariff?
a tax based on the percentage of the estimated market value of the goods when they reach the importing country
300
What is fixed favoritism?
the government simply assigns the licenses to firms or individuals without competition, applications, or negotiation
300
What is a domestic content requirement?
mandates that a product produced and sold in a country must have a specified minimum amount of domestic production value, in the form of wages paid to local workers or materials and components produced with the country
300
What is a nationally optimal tariff?
the tariff that creates the largest net gain for the country imposing it
400
What is a small country?
one whose trade does not affect the international price ratio
400
What is area b and d?
this area is a net national loss from the tariff
400
What is an import license auction? (auction)
selling import licenses on a competitive basis to the highest bidder
400
What is a mixed requirement?
stipulates that an importer or import distributor must buy a certain percentage of the product locally
400
What is the production effect (area b)?
the extra cost of shifting more expensive home production
500
What is large country?
one whose trade can have an impact on the relative international price ratio
500
What is area c?
government collects this area for revenue from a tariff
500
What are resource-using application procedures?
allocating quota licenses on a first-come, first-serve basis; on the basis of demonstrating need or worthiness; or on the basis of negotiation
500
What is government procurement?
biased against foreign products/nontariff barrier to imports

many governments buy local
500
What is the consumption effect (area d)?
the loss to consumers in the importing nation based on the reduction in their total consumption of bicycles






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