An import quota is a

A) tariff imposed on goods that are dumped in the country.
B) law that prevents ecologically damaging goods from being imported into a country.
C) market-imposed balancing factor that keeps prices of imports and exports in equilibrium.
D) government-imposed restriction on the quantity of a specific good that can be imported.


D

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