Other things equal, economists would prefer:

A. free trade to tariffs and tariffs to import quotas.
B. free trade to import quotas and import quotas to tariffs.
C. import quotas to tariffs and tariffs to voluntary export restrictions.
D. import quotas to free trade and free trade to tariffs.


A. free trade to tariffs and tariffs to import quotas.

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