When politicians debated the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), some told stories of U.S. workers whose jobs would be moved to Mexico. Which of the following arguments in favor of protection was being used?
A) Save domestic jobs argument
B) National security argument
C) Anti-dumping argument
D) Infant-industry argument
E) Diversity and stability argument
A
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The "shoe-leather" cost of a fully anticipated inflation is
A) the inconvenience of holding less cash. B) the higher prices of imported raw materials due to currency depreciation. C) the extra time spent on shopping in order to beat price increases. D) the effort of changing posted prices on price tags and producing new price lists and catalogs.
By December 2008, the federal funds rate was approaching the zero lower bound
a. True b. False
Compared to a perfectly competitive industry, a monopolist with the same marginal cost and demand curve will charge:
a. a higher price and produce a higher volume of output.
b. a lower price and produce a higher volume of output.
c. a lower price and produce a lower volume of output.
d. a higher price and produce a lower volume of output.
e. the same price and produce the same volume of output.
According to Keynes, if the economy is in a deep recession, an increase in aggregate demand will
A. increase real GDP without putting significant upward pressure on the price level. B. decrease real GDP. C. increase the price level with no effect on real GDP. D. increase both real GDP and the price level.