European Union subsidizes its farmers. How do these subsidies make it difficult for farmers in developing economies to compete in the world farm market?
A. The subsidies shift the supply of EU farm goods to the right, lowering world prices of farm goods and the price developing country farmers can receive for their produce.
B. The subsidies function as a tariff, causing imports from developing countries to become artificially expensive, thus denying European consumers the benefits of cheap imported food
C. The subsidies set a price ceiling for EU farm goods, keeping prices below the market equilibrium, and lowering the price developing country farmers can receive for their produce.
D. The subsidies create ethical problems for Europeans who want to buy farm products from developing countries since the subsidies are raising the price of developing country produce.
Answer: A
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