Explain the economist’s distinction, in discussion of the
compensation principle, between “potential” gains from trade and...
Explain the economist’s distinction, in discussion of the
compensation principle, between “potential” gains from trade and
“actual” gains from trade. Why are the gains only “potential” when
that word is used?
Graph and explain using the Ricardian model: Consumption gains
from trade, Production gains from Trade. Assume that the country is
producing only goods X and Y, and that the international relative
price of X is lower than the domestic relative price of X.
Explain the difference between the Pareto criterion and the
compensation principle as rules for deciding whether a particular
policy change is in the public interest.
Q1: Explain the difference between absolute advantage and
comparative advantage. Q2: Who Gains from trade and who loses? Q3:
Name and Define three policy tools for enacting protectionism
What are the gains from International Trade? Explain
the significance of comparative advantage in determining these
gains. Give an example of comparative advantage in the trade
between the U.S. and Mexico.
We have learned that there are significant gains from trade and
that free trade improves the wealth of all nations. However, as
your book points out, while international trade can make a country
as a whole better off, it can also make some agents worse off.
Please elaborate on this point and provide some examples of
agents (firms, individuals or categories of individuals) who have
been or could be negatively impacted by free trade. Would you
continue to endorse and...
Will the trade policies of President Elect Trump lead to
additional "gains from trade" or will these policies lead to a
reduction in "gains from trade"? What policies does President Elect
Trump propose that would impact foreign trade? How do those
policies impact various social and economic groups within our
country? What various social and economic groups are there in our
country? The word "stakeholder" is often used in analyzing policy
issues. The stakeholders include producers who export, producers
who...
In our discussion of the “measure of the Money Supply,
MS, we made the distinction between the various forms of
money (actual money and money-denominated assets) as being more or
less “liquid.” Briefly but carefully describe the concept of
liquidity and explain what makes physical cash – currency in
circulation – more “liquid” than, for instance, a money-denominated
asset such as a government bond?
Automatic Fiscal stabilizers are beneficial to the economy
since they already exist and they don’t take...