How does a tariff affect the government's revenue? How does an import quota affect the government's revenue?

What will be an ideal response?


A tariff is a tax on an imported good. Like all taxes, a tariff increases the government's revenue. However, an import quota is quantitative restriction on the amount of a good that can be imported. As such, an import quota has no effect on the government's revenue.

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The production possibilities curve for capital and consumer goods is concave to the origin because: a. of decreasing opportunity costs of production

b. resources are not perfectly adaptable to the production of both goods. c. both consumer goods and capital goods equally contribute to economic growth. d. the level of technology along the frontier is assumed to vary. e. of constant returns to scale.

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Which of the following best describes a situation of moral hazard?

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Human capital represents:?

What will be an ideal response?

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