The Ricardian proposition that international trade will benefit any country ("gains from trade") as long as the world terms of trade do not equal its autarkic relative prices is a straightforward and powerful concept
Nevertheless, it is impossible to demonstrate empirically. Why?
This is because there is no way of knowing exactly what are, or would have been, the autarky MRTs or MRSs. This is because there is no single example in the world of a country that is totally unengaged in international trade.
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Explain the credibility theory of the EMS
What will be an ideal response?
An increase in the price of a loaf of bread will
a. cause the budget constraint to rotate outward b. reduce the minimum number of loaves any individual consumer can purchase c. increase the minimum number of loaves any individual consumer can purchase d. increase the maximum number of loaves any individual consumer can purchase e. reduce the maximum number of loaves any individual consumer can purchase
Sellers in a monopolistically competitive market may be regarded as “monopolists” of their ______.
a. average costs b. advertising c. trade networks d. own brands
Price elasticity of supply is always
A) positive because of the law of supply.
B) negative because of the law of supply.
C) positive because of diminishing marginal utility.
D) negative because percentages can only be negative.