In: Economics
1. Explain why enacting a quota may result in lower total surplus than a tariff, even if they have the same effect on imports and the domestic price.
2. Explain what is meant by factor price equalization. In which model does factor price equalization occur? Why does factor price equalization occur?
1. Enacting a quota may result in lower total surplus than
tariff because it leads to higher prices of the commodities and
also reduces the quantity of commodities. Imposing quota means
restricting the quantity of imports to the domestic country. This
restrictions will result in a lower tax revenue collection by the
government from imports and thus, will cause a welfare loss and the
total surplus will fall.
2. Factor price equalisation states that as a result of free trade between nations, the price of factors of production will be equal across all trading nations.
Factor price equalisation occurs in Heckscher Ohlin model.
The Heckscher Ohlin model believes that factor price equalisation
occurs owing to the assumption that the trading countries have same
technological factors for production.