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Chapter 1: International Economics Is Different
Question 1: In 2018, why did the United States impose temporary safeguard tariffs beginning at 30 percent on imports of solar panels and up to 50 percent on imports of washing machines?
A) The United States wanted to ensure that it remained a net exporter of washing machines and solar panels.
B) The U.S. International Trade Commission found that rising imports had harmed U.S. firms in these industries.
C) Because of growing U.S. demand for washing machines and solar panels, the United States government saw the opportunity to increase government revenue and imposed tariffs on these products.
D) The United States government imposed tariffs on washing machines and solar panels in retaliation for other countries' tariffs on U.S. exports of durable goods.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：The U.S. International Trade Commission found that rising imports had harmed U.S. firms in these industries.。 Topic: Four Controversies。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

International Economics Is Different


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Chapter 1: International Economics Is Different
Question 2: What was the rationale the United States used to justify imposing tariffs of 25 percent on imports of steel and 10 percent on imports of aluminum in 2018?
A) The tariffs on steel and aluminum were in retaliation for China and Mexico imposing tariffs on U.S. exports of pork and other products to those countries.
B) The United States government wanted to protect the steel and aluminum industries until firms in those industries achieved lower production costs associated with scale economies.
C) The U.S. Department of Commerce found that imports of steel and aluminum threatened United States national security.
D) The United States government determined that China, a major exporter of steel and aluminum to the United States, was able to charge a lower price in the U.S. market because of government subsidies provided to Chinese steel and aluminum producers.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：The U.S. Department of Commerce found that imports of steel and aluminum threatened United States national security.。 Topic: Four Controversies。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。

International Economics Is Different


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Chapter 1: International Economics Is Different
Question 3: In July 2018 President Trump acted on recommendations from the Commerce Department and imposed 25 percent tariffs on 818 Chinese products exported to the United States in retaliation for the Chinese government's
A) support of North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
B) nationalization of U.S. firms located in China.
C) direct foreign investment in the United States.
D) unfair policies and practices toward U.S. intellectual property such as patents, copyrights, and trade secrets.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 D。 对应选项内容：unfair policies and practices toward U.S. intellectual property such as patents, copyrights, and trade secrets.。 Topic: Four Controversies。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。

International Economics Is Different


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Chapter 1: International Economics Is Different
Question 4: What is an effect of a tariff on steel imports to the United States?
A) Foreign consumers benefit from the effective world-wide increase in the price of steel.
B) U.S. consumers benefit from the increased production of better-quality steel in the United States.
C) U.S. steel producers benefit as the product's price rises and domestic production increases.
D) U.S. steel workers lose because the increase in the price of steel results in decreased production and unemployment in the steel industry.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：U.S. steel producers benefit as the product's price rises and domestic production increases.。 Topic: Four Controversies。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。

International Economics Is Different


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Chapter 1: International Economics Is Different
Question 5: If a country is concerned about protecting a particular industry for national security reasons, which of the following policies is most effective from an economic standpoint?
A) Voluntary export restraints on countries exporting goods to the United States
B) Targeted government subsidies
C) Protectionist tariffs
D) Import licensing

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：Targeted government subsidies。 Topic: Four Controversies。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。

International Economics Is Different


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Chapter 1: International Economics Is Different
Question 6: Which of the following is NOT a key economic feature of the European Union (EU)?
A) A customs union, which imposes common tariffs on imports from non-EU
B) A common currency, the euro, used by all member countries
C) A single market that promotes free movements of goods, services, financial capital, and people among EU member countries
D) London's dominance as Europe's financial center

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：A common currency, the euro, used by all member countries。 Topic: Four Controversies。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

International Economics Is Different


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Chapter 1: International Economics Is Different
Question 7: Given the following policy options, how could China's government be most likely to encourage higher growth of China's exports to other countries?
A) Buy its own currency, the yuan, and sell foreign currency in the foreign exchange markets
B) Sell its own currency, the yuan, and buy foreign currency in the foreign exchange markets
C) Allow its own currency, the yuan, to appreciate against foreign currencies by not intervening in foreign exchange markets
D) Use its policy toward the exchange rate to prevent any devaluation of the yuan

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：Sell its own currency, the yuan, and buy foreign currency in the foreign exchange markets。 Topic: Four Controversies。 Difficulty: 3 Hard。 Bloom's: Analyze。

International Economics Is Different


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Chapter 1: International Economics Is Different
Question 8: Which of the following was NOT an argument in favor of the United Kingdom (UK) leaving the European Union (EU)?
A) Proponents of leaving stressed that the UK needed to reestablish British sovereignty.
B) Proponents of leaving wanted greater control over immigration.
C) Proponents of leaving wanted greater access to markets in the other EU member countries.
D) Proponents of leaving believed the UK paid a disproportionate share of membership fees.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：Proponents of leaving wanted greater access to markets in the other EU member countries.。 Topic: Four Controversies。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

International Economics Is Different


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Chapter 1: International Economics Is Different
Question 9: What is the effect of a country's saving rate on trade deficits?
A) A low savings rate means that consumers are buying more, and more buying leads to an increase in a country's trade deficit.
B) A low savings rate means people are spending more than they earn, and that results in increased financial difficulties for consumers, higher interest rates, and fewer international sales, resulting in a decrease in a country's trade deficit.
C) A high savings rate means there is more money available for investment, resulting in greater production and increased international sales which, in turn, leads to lower trade deficits.
D) A country's savings rate has no effect on the country's trade deficit.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：A low savings rate means that consumers are buying more, and more buying leads to an increase in a country's trade deficit.。 Topic: Four Controversies。 Difficulty: 3 Hard。 Bloom's: Analyze。

International Economics Is Different


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Chapter 1: International Economics Is Different
Question 10: "Job-seeking immigration brings net economic benefits not only to the immigrants, but also to the receiving country overall." But there are winners and losers within the receiving country. Who among the following can be considered as a winner within the receiving country?
A) The workers who compete with the immigrants for jobs
B) The households who want to rent the same kinds of apartments the immigrants want to rent.
C) The consumers who buy the products that the immigrants help to produce
D) None of these options are correct.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：The consumers who buy the products that the immigrants help to produce。 Topic: Four Controversies。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

International Economics Is Different


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[User]
Chapter 1: International Economics Is Different
Question 11: Which of the following is an impact of increased illegal immigration on an economy?
A) The rate of inflation in the receiving country increases.
B) The demand for labor in the receiving country declines.
C) The demand for government services like education and health care increases.
D) The real wage rate of workers increases.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：The demand for government services like education and health care increases.。 Topic: Four Controversies。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

International Economics Is Different


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[User]
Chapter 1: International Economics Is Different
Question 12: The unskilled wage rate in a country will probably decline if
A) corporate taxes are lowered by the government.
B) there's increased immigration of low-skilled workers.
C) the aggregate demand for goods and services increases in the country.
D) the demand for unskilled workers increases.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：there's increased immigration of low-skilled workers.。 Topic: Four Controversies。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

International Economics Is Different


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[User]
Chapter 2: The Basic Theory Using Demand and Supply
Question 1: If an individual consumes more of Good X when his/her income doubles, we can infer that
A) the individual is highly sensitive to changes in the price of Good X.
B) Good X is a normal good.
C) Good X is an inferior good.
D) the demand for Good X is perfectly inelastic.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：Good X is a normal good.。 Topic: Demand and Supply。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。

The Basic Theory Using Demand and Supply


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Chapter 2: The Basic Theory Using Demand and Supply
Question 2: Which of the following factors can lead to an increase in demand for coffee at Starbucks?
A) An increase in household income
B) An increase in the price of sugar
C) An increase in the price of coffee beans
D) A 10 percent decline in local population

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：An increase in household income。 Topic: Demand and Supply。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。


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[User]
Chapter 2: The Basic Theory Using Demand and Supply
Question 3: If the price of a normal good is measured along the vertical axis and its quantity along the horizontal axis, an increase in the price of the good will lead to
A) a downward movement along the demand curve.
B) an upward movement along the demand curve.
C) a rightward shift of the demand curve.
D) a leftward shift of the demand curve.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：an upward movement along the demand curve.。 Topic: Demand and Supply。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。


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Chapter 2: The Basic Theory Using Demand and Supply
Question 4: Everything else remaining unchanged, when the price of a normal good increases, consumers probably
A) purchase more of the good.
B) purchase less of the good.
C) purchase the same amount of the good.
D) do not purchase any amount of the good.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：purchase less of the good.。 Topic: Demand and Supply。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。


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[User]
Chapter 2: The Basic Theory Using Demand and Supply
Question 5: Suppose Good X is a substitute for Good Y. Everything else remaining unchanged, an increase in the price of Good Y will lead to
A) an increase in demand for Good Y.
B) a decrease in demand for Good X.
C) an increase in demand for Good X.
D) a decrease in the price of Good X.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：an increase in demand for Good X.。 Topic: Demand and Supply。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。


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Chapter 2: The Basic Theory Using Demand and Supply
Question 6: Which of the following events would lead to a decrease in demand for air travel?
A) A decrease in the number of people who are afraid to fly
B) A decrease in oil prices
C) A decrease in rail fares
D) An increase in income levels

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：A decrease in rail fares。 Topic: Demand and Supply。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。


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[User]
Chapter 2: The Basic Theory Using Demand and Supply
Question 7: Harry used to work in a launderette and earned $30 a day. After work, he normally had a chicken burger worth $5 at McDonalds. After his pay was lowered to $20 he would purchase a vegetable burger worth $3 instead of the $5 chicken burger. In this scenario, the vegetable burger is an example of a(n)
A) inferior good.
B) normal good.
C) complement good.
D) luxury good.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：inferior good.。 Topic: Demand and Supply。 Difficulty: 3 Hard。 Bloom's: Analyze。


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[User]
Chapter 2: The Basic Theory Using Demand and Supply
Question 8: The value of price elasticity of demand is negative because it indicates
A) the inverse relationship between the price offered and the quantity demanded for the good.
B) that the value of the consumer surplus is negative for this good.
C) that the changes in quantity demanded are much less compared to the changes in price for this good.
D) the direct relationship between the price and consumer surplus from the good.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：the inverse relationship between the price offered and the quantity demanded for the good.。 Topic: Demand and Supply。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。


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[User]
Chapter 2: The Basic Theory Using Demand and Supply
Question 9: Which of the following will cause a rightward shift of the market supply curve?
A) An increase in the product price
B) A decrease in input prices
C) Change in consumers' tastes
D) An increase in national income

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：A decrease in input prices。 Topic: Demand and Supply。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。


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[User]
Chapter 2: The Basic Theory Using Demand and Supply
Question 10: Which of the following is a "unit-free" measure?
A) Consumer surplus when the demand curve is horizontal
B) Producer surplus when the supply curve is vertical
C) Market supply
D) Price elasticity of demand

[Assistant] 正确答案是 D。 对应选项内容：Price elasticity of demand。 Topic: Demand and Supply。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。


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[User]
Chapter 2: The Basic Theory Using Demand and Supply
Question 11: If a 1 percent increase in the price of DVD players leads to a 3 percent reduction in the number of DVD players sold, we can conclude that
A) the supply of DVD players is perfectly inelastic.
B) DVD players are inferior goods.
C) the demand for DVD players is relatively elastic.
D) the demand for DVD players is relatively inelastic.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：the demand for DVD players is relatively elastic.。 Topic: Demand and Supply。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。


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[User]
Chapter 2: The Basic Theory Using Demand and Supply
Question 12: Which of the following is true of consumer surplus?
A) It is graphically represented as the area under the equilibrium price and above the supply curve of a good.
B) It is the net gain in economic well-being associated with producing and selling the equilibrium quantity of a good.
C) It is used to measure the impact of a change in price on the economic well-being of the producers.
D) It is the difference between the value that one places on a good and the price paid for the good.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 D。 对应选项内容：It is the difference between the value that one places on a good and the price paid for the good.。 Topic: Demand and Supply。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。


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[User]
Chapter 3: Why Everybody Trades: Comparative Advantage
Question 1: According to the Mercantilists, governments should
A) subsidize and encourage imports.
B) subsidize and encourage exports.
C) allow for free trade unencumbered by government regulations and restrictions.
D) not spend much on national defense.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：subsidize and encourage exports.。 Topic: Adam Smith's Theory of Absolute Advantage。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Why Everybody Trades: Comparative Advantage


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[User]
Chapter 3: Why Everybody Trades: Comparative Advantage
Question 2: ________ wrote the Wealth of Nations.
A) David Ricardo
B) Paul Samuelson
C) Adam Smith
D) Karl Marx

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：Adam Smith。 Topic: Adam Smith's Theory of Absolute Advantage。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。


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[User]
Chapter 3: Why Everybody Trades: Comparative Advantage
Question 3: When Adam Smith presented his theory of absolute advantage, he assumed that all "value" in an economy was determined by and measured in terms of the ________ used in the production of the various goods.
A) area of land
B) labor hours
C) amount of physical capital
D) amount of money

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：labor hours。 Topic: Adam Smith's Theory of Absolute Advantage。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。


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[User]
Chapter 3: Why Everybody Trades: Comparative Advantage
Question 4: Labor productivity refers to:
A) the number of units of output a worker can produce in one hour.
B) the money value of a good that all workers in a firm produce in one day.
C) the number of hours it takes a worker to produce one unit of output.
D) the total numbers of hours it takes all the workers in a firm to produce a given money value of a good in one day.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：the number of units of output a worker can produce in one hour.。 Topic: Adam Smith's Theory of Absolute Advantage。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。


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[User]
Chapter 3: Why Everybody Trades: Comparative Advantage
Question 5: Which of the following is true of mercantilism?
A) Mercantilists believed that free trade is always beneficial for the trading nations.
B) Mercantilists believed that under free trade each of the trading countries benefit equally.
C) Mercantilists believed that a nation does not benefit directly from its exports.
D) Mercantilism believed that national well-being was based on national holdings of gold and silver.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 D。 对应选项内容：Mercantilism believed that national well-being was based on national holdings of gold and silver.。 Topic: Adam Smith's Theory of Absolute Advantage。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。


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[User]
Chapter 3: Why Everybody Trades: Comparative Advantage
Question 6: If Country X has higher labor productivity in the production of umbrellas than the rest of the world, we would say that Country X has a(n) ________ in the production of umbrellas.
A) comparative advantage
B) absolute advantage
C) absolute disadvantage
D) comparative disadvantage

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：absolute advantage。 Topic: Adam Smith's Theory of Absolute Advantage。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。


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[User]
Chapter 3: Why Everybody Trades: Comparative Advantage
Question 7: Consider a two-country, two-commodity model. The table below shows the units of Good X and Good Y produced in Country A and Country B per labor hour. The number of labor hours required to produce one unit of Good X in Country A is Productivity Country A Country B Good X 1.00 0.50 Good Y 0.20 0.70
A) 0.5.
B) 1.
C) 1.43.
D) 2.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：1.。 Topic: Ricardo's Theory of Comparative Advantage。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。


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[User]
Chapter 3: Why Everybody Trades: Comparative Advantage
Question 8: Consider a two-country, two-commodity model. The table below shows the units of Good X and Good Y produced in Country A and Country B per labor hour. The number of labor hours required to produce one unit of Good Y in Country B is Productivity Country A Country B Good X 1.00 0.50 Good Y 0.20 0.70
A) 0.5.
B) 1.
C) 1.43.
D) 2.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：1.43.。 Topic: Ricardo's Theory of Comparative Advantage。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。


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[User]
Chapter 3: Why Everybody Trades: Comparative Advantage
Question 9: Consider a two-country, two-commodity model. The table below shows the units of Good X and Good Y produced in Country A and Country B per labor hour. Which of the following statements is true? Productivity Country A Country B Good X 1.00 0.50 Good Y 0.20 0.70
A) Country B has an absolute advantage in the production of both Good X and Good Y.
B) Country A has an absolute advantage in the production of Good X.
C) Country A has an absolute advantage in the production of both Good X and Good Y.
D) Country B has an absolute advantage in the production of Good X.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：Country A has an absolute advantage in the production of Good X.。 Topic: Ricardo's Theory of Comparative Advantage。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。


[System] 你是国际经济学课程助教，请根据题目给出正确答案，并补充章节、Topic 与难度信息。

[User]
Chapter 3: Why Everybody Trades: Comparative Advantage
Question 10: Consider a two-country, two-commodity model. The table below shows the units of Good X and Good Y produced in Country A and Country B per labor hour. Country B has an absolute advantage in the production of Productivity Country A Country B Good X 1.00 0.50 Good Y 0.20 0.70
A) neither Good X nor Good Y.
B) both Good X and Good Y.
C) only Good X.
D) only Good Y.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 D。 对应选项内容：only Good Y.。 Topic: Ricardo's Theory of Comparative Advantage。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。


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[User]
Chapter 3: Why Everybody Trades: Comparative Advantage
Question 11: Consider a two-country, two-commodity model. The table below shows the units of Good X and Good Y produced in Country A and Country B per labor hour. If Country A transfers one labor hour from the production of Good Y to the production of Good X, total world production of Good X will ________ by ________ unit(s). Productivity Country A Country B Good X 1.00 0.50 Good Y 0.20 0.70
A) increase; one
B) decrease; 1.43
C) increase; 0.5
D) decrease; 0.7

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：increase; one。 Topic: Ricardo's Theory of Comparative Advantage。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。


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[User]
Chapter 3: Why Everybody Trades: Comparative Advantage
Question 12: Consider a two-country, two-commodity model. The table below shows the units of Good X and Good Y produced in Country A and Country B per labor hour. If Country B transfers one labor hour from the production of Good X to the production of Good Y, total world production of Good Y will ________ by ________ unit(s). Productivity Country A Country B Good X 1.00 0.50 Good Y 0.20 0.70
A) increase; 0.7
B) decrease; one
C) decrease; 1.5
D) increase; 0.5

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：increase; 0.7。 Topic: Ricardo's Theory of Comparative Advantage。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。


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[User]
Chapter 4: Trade: Factor Availability and Factor Proportions Are Key
Question 1: In international trade jargon, constant-cost production-possibility curves are associated with ________ specialization, while increasing-cost production-possibility curves are associated with ________ specialization.
A) no; partial
B) complete; no
C) complete; partial
D) partial; complete

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：complete; partial。 Topic: Production with Increasing Marginal Costs。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Trade: Factor Availability and Factor Proportions Are Key


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[User]
Chapter 4: Trade: Factor Availability and Factor Proportions Are Key
Question 2: Which of the following statements is true about production-possibility curves?
A) Constant-cost production-possibility curves are straight lines and usually lead to complete specialization under free trade.
B) Under free trade, bowed-out production-possibility curves are associated with partial specialization, because the opportunity cost of producing each good is constant along the curve.
C) Increasing-cost production-possibility curves provide us with information about consumer preferences.
D) Constant-cost production-possibility curves are convex to the origin.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：Constant-cost production-possibility curves are straight lines and usually lead to complete specialization under free trade.。 Topic: Production with Increasing Marginal Costs。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。


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[User]
Chapter 4: Trade: Factor Availability and Factor Proportions Are Key
Question 3: Which of the following best explains why increasing marginal costs of production arise?
A) The factor endowments vary across countries.
B) All the factor inputs are not fully utilized in the production of different commodities.
C) Different consumers have different tastes and preference sets.
D) Different commodities use inputs in different proportions.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 D。 对应选项内容：Different commodities use inputs in different proportions.。 Topic: Production with Increasing Marginal Costs。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。


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[User]
Chapter 4: Trade: Factor Availability and Factor Proportions Are Key
Question 4: Assume that Country X produces two goods—sugar and shoes—and that the country's production possibility curve is "bowed-out." As the country produces more sugar the opportunity cost of sugar in terms of shoes foregone will
A) increase.
B) decrease.
C) initially increase and then decrease.
D) remain unchanged.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：increase.。 Topic: Production with Increasing Marginal Costs。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。


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[User]
Chapter 4: Trade: Factor Availability and Factor Proportions Are Key
Question 5: Consider a two-country, two-commodity model. Each country has an increasing-cost production-possibility curve. In this model the amounts of the goods that are produced in a country in the no-trade situation are determined by:
A) the relative prices of the goods.
B) the factor endowments in the economy.
C) technology differences between the industries.
D) total income in the economy.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：the relative prices of the goods.。 Topic: Production and Consumption Together。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。


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[User]
Chapter 4: Trade: Factor Availability and Factor Proportions Are Key
Question 6: In the figure below, AB is the production-possibility curve of Canada. I1 and I2 are two of the community indifference curves of Canada. In the absence of trade Canada will:
A) produce and consume at point S1.
B) produce and consume at point C0.
C) produce at point S1 and consume at point C0.
D) produce at point S1 and consume at point C1.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：produce and consume at point C0.。 Topic: Production with Increasing Marginal Costs。 Difficulty: 3 Hard。 Bloom's: Analyze。


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[User]
Chapter 4: Trade: Factor Availability and Factor Proportions Are Key
Question 7: In the figure below, AB is the production-possibility curve of Canada. The line PQ shows the price ratio of one bushel of wheat/bale of cotton. The international price ratio is 0.25 bushels of wheat/bale of cotton as shown by the line RS. I1 and I2 are two of the community indifference curves of Canada. After Canada engages in free trade, it will:
A) produce at point S1 and consume at point C0.
B) produce and consume at point C0.
C) produce at point S1 and consume at point C1.
D) produce and consume points not labeled in the graph.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：produce at point S1 and consume at point C1.。 Topic: Production with Increasing Marginal Costs。 Difficulty: 3 Hard。 Bloom's: Analyze。


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[User]
Chapter 4: Trade: Factor Availability and Factor Proportions Are Key
Question 8: In the following figure, AB is the production-possibility curve of Canada. The line PQ shows the price ratio of one bushel of wheat/bale of cotton. The international price ratio is 0.25 bushels of wheat/bale of cotton as shown by the line RS. I1 and I2 are two of the community indifference curves of Canada. Which of the following can be inferred from this figure?
A) Canada has a comparative advantage in the production of wheat.
B) Canada has a comparative advantage in the production of cotton.
C) Canada has an absolute disadvantage in the production of both goods.
D) Canada has an absolute advantage in the production of both goods.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：Canada has a comparative advantage in the production of wheat.。 Topic: Production with Increasing Marginal Costs。 Difficulty: 3 Hard。 Bloom's: Analyze。


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[User]
Chapter 4: Trade: Factor Availability and Factor Proportions Are Key
Question 9: In the figure below, AB is the production-possibility curve of Canada. I1 and I2 are two of the community indifference curves of Canada. With free trade, the international price ratio is 0.25 bushel of wheat/bale of cotton, and Canada will export:
A) eighty bushels of wheat.
B) twenty bushels of wheat.
C) forty bales of cotton.
D) sixty bales of cotton.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：twenty bushels of wheat.。 Topic: Production with Increasing Marginal Costs。 Difficulty: 3 Hard。 Bloom's: Apply。


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[User]
Chapter 4: Trade: Factor Availability and Factor Proportions Are Key
Question 10: In the figure below, AB is the production-possibility curve of Canada. I1 and I2 are two of the community indifference curves of Canada. With free trade, the international price ratio is 0.25 bushel of wheat/bale of cotton, and Canada will import:
A) sixty bales of cotton.
B) forty bales of cotton.
C) twenty bushels of wheat.
D) eighty bushels of wheat.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：sixty bales of cotton.。 Topic: Production with Increasing Marginal Costs。 Difficulty: 3 Hard。 Bloom's: Apply。


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[User]
Chapter 4: Trade: Factor Availability and Factor Proportions Are Key
Question 11: In the figure below, AB is the production-possibility curve of Canada. The line PQ shows the price ratio of one bushel of wheat/bale of cotton. I1 and I2 are two of the community indifference curves of Canada. With free trade, Canada can achieve a level of well-being corresponding to I2. In the absence of international trade, one bushel of wheat will exchange for ________ bale(s) of cotton in Canada. After Canada engages in international trade, one bushel of wheat will exchange for ________ bale(s) of cotton.
A) one; 0.25
B) four; one
C) one; four
D) 65, 85

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：one; four。 Topic: Production with Increasing Marginal Costs。 Difficulty: 3 Hard。 Bloom's: Apply。


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[User]
Chapter 4: Trade: Factor Availability and Factor Proportions Are Key
Question 12: The figure below shows the production-possibility curves of Canada (AB) and the rest of the world (CD). I1 and I2 are community indifference curves for Canada and the rest of the world. In the absence of trade, Canada consumes ________ bales of cotton and ________ bushels of wheat.
A) twenty; three
B) sixteen; six
C) twenty; six
D) twelve; eleven

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：sixteen; six。 Topic: Production and Consumption Together。 Difficulty: 3 Hard。 Bloom's: Apply。


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[User]
Chapter 5: Who Gains and Who Loses from Trade?
Question 1: Which of the following statements is true?
A) Free trade causes contraction of the export-oriented sector.
B) Free trade causes contraction in the import-competing sector.
C) Free trade restricts consumption choices of domestic consumers.
D) All domestic producers benefit when a country engages in free trade.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：Free trade causes contraction in the import-competing sector.。 Topic: Who Gains and Who Loses within a Country。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Who Gains and Who Loses from Trade?


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[User]
Chapter 5: Who Gains and Who Loses from Trade?
Question 2: In the short-run, following the opening of trade
A) workers in the country can change jobs but will receive the same wage.
B) workers will suffer from lower wages, but landowners will benefit from higher rents.
C) groups tied to declining sectors of the economy will suffer from lower returns.
D) gross output remains constant.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：groups tied to declining sectors of the economy will suffer from lower returns.。 Topic: Who Gains and Who Loses within a Country。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。

Who Gains and Who Loses from Trade?


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[User]
Chapter 5: Who Gains and Who Loses from Trade?
Question 3: In the short-run, following the opening of trade
A) inputs move across sectors, but input returns remain constant.
B) factor payments in the import-competing sectors will decline.
C) the supply of resources to the export-oriented sectors will decline.
D) workers in all sectors will receive lower wages due to cheap imports.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：factor payments in the import-competing sectors will decline.。 Topic: Who Gains and Who Loses within a Country。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Who Gains and Who Loses from Trade?


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[User]
Chapter 5: Who Gains and Who Loses from Trade?
Question 4: The theory which predicts that trade occurs because of differences in the availability of factor inputs across countries and the differences in the proportions in which the inputs are used in producing different products is called
A) the Stolper-Samuelson theory.
B) the Heckscher-Ohlin theory.
C) the theory of comparative advantage.
D) the theory of factor price equalization.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：the Heckscher-Ohlin theory.。 Topic: Who Gains and Who Loses within a Country。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Who Gains and Who Loses from Trade?


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[User]
Chapter 5: Who Gains and Who Loses from Trade?
Question 5: If trade corresponds to the Heckscher-Ohlin theory, which of the following is most likely to happen in the long run after a labor-abundant country engages in free trade?
A) The rate of unemployment in the country is most likely to increase.
B) The total output in the economy will decline.
C) The capital to labor ratio used in production in the export sector will increase.
D) The rental rates of capital will increase but the wage rates will decline.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：The capital to labor ratio used in production in the export sector will increase.。 Topic: Who Gains and Who Loses within a Country。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。

Who Gains and Who Loses from Trade?


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[User]
Chapter 5: Who Gains and Who Loses from Trade?
Question 6: The Heckscher-Ohlin theory predicts that the opening of trade between a land-abundant country and a labor-abundant country should result in
A) higher rents and wages in both countries.
B) lower rents and wages in both countries.
C) higher rents in the labor-abundant country and higher wages in the land-abundant country.
D) higher wages in the labor-abundant country and higher rents in the land-abundant country.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 D。 对应选项内容：higher wages in the labor-abundant country and higher rents in the land-abundant country.。 Topic: Who Gains and Who Loses within a Country。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Who Gains and Who Loses from Trade?


[System] 你是国际经济学课程助教，请根据题目给出正确答案，并补充章节、Topic 与难度信息。

[User]
Chapter 5: Who Gains and Who Loses from Trade?
Question 7: Country A is relatively land-abundant, and wheat is relatively land-intensive. Given the assumptions of the Heckscher-Ohlin model, the opening of trade by this country will cause the domestic price of wheat to
A) fall.
B) rise.
C) remain unaffected.
D) rise at first, but then fall back to its original level.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：rise.。 Topic: Who Gains and Who Loses within a Country。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。

Who Gains and Who Loses from Trade?


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[User]
Chapter 5: Who Gains and Who Loses from Trade?
Question 8: The Stolper-Samuelson theorem indicates that, after a country shifts to free trade
A) the real return to the factor used intensively in the import-competing industry will rise in the long run.
B) the real return to the factor used intensively in the export industry will fluctuate around a long-run trend.
C) the real return to all the resources in an economy will increase.
D) the real return to the factor used intensively in the export industry will rise in the long run.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 D。 对应选项内容：the real return to the factor used intensively in the export industry will rise in the long run.。 Topic: Three Implications of the H-O Theory。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Who Gains and Who Loses from Trade?


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[User]
Chapter 5: Who Gains and Who Loses from Trade?
Question 9: Let's assume that cloth-making (labor-intensive) and farming (land-intensive) are the only two sectors of production in a country. If this country is labor-abundant, and if trade corresponds to the Heckscher-Ohlin theory, which of the following groups will gain in the short run, but lose in the long run, from the opening of trade?
A) Domestic landowners in the domestic farming sector
B) Domestic landowners in the domestic cloth-making sector
C) Foreign landowners in the foreign farming sector
D) Foreign workers in the foreign cloth-making sector

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：Domestic landowners in the domestic cloth-making sector。 Topic: Three Implications of the H-O Theory。 Difficulty: 3 Hard。 Bloom's: Analyze。

Who Gains and Who Loses from Trade?


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[User]
Chapter 5: Who Gains and Who Loses from Trade?
Question 10: The Stolper-Samuelson theorem predicts that free trade between the United States, a capital-abundant country, and Mexico, a labor-abundant country, would ultimately result in
A) higher wages in both countries.
B) lower wages in both countries.
C) higher wages in Mexico and lower wages in the United States.
D) lower wages in Mexico and higher wages in the United States.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：higher wages in Mexico and lower wages in the United States.。 Topic: Three Implications of the H-O Theory。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Who Gains and Who Loses from Trade?


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[User]
Chapter 5: Who Gains and Who Loses from Trade?
Question 11: According to the factor-price equalization theorem, free trade between any two countries equalizes
A) product prices as well as the prices of individual factors of production between the countries.
B) product prices between the countries but not the prices of individual factors of production.
C) product prices between the countries and factor prices within each country but not between the countries.
D) average national income per person in the countries.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：product prices as well as the prices of individual factors of production between the countries.。 Topic: Three Implications of the H-O Theory。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Who Gains and Who Loses from Trade?


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[User]
Chapter 5: Who Gains and Who Loses from Trade?
Question 12: The factor-price equalization theorem tells us that free trade between two countries should result in
A) all workers in the two countries earning the same wage rate.
B) all workers in the two countries having the same skill level.
C) all workers of the same skill level earning the same wage rate in the two countries.
D) all input prices being equal within each country.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：all workers of the same skill level earning the same wage rate in the two countries.。 Topic: Three Implications of the H-O Theory。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Who Gains and Who Loses from Trade?


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[User]
Chapter 6: Scale Economies, Imperfect Competition, and Trade
Question 1: The Heckscher-Ohlin theory predicts that trade between similar industrialized countries should
A) be much greater than trade between developed and developing countries.
B) be rather limited in volume.
C) consist mainly of highly sophisticated manufactured goods.
D) consists mainly of manufactured products intensive in low- and medium-skill labor.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：be rather limited in volume.。 Topic: Scale Economies。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Scale Economies, Imperfect Competition, and Trade


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[User]
Chapter 6: Scale Economies, Imperfect Competition, and Trade
Question 2: Scale economies are said to be present when
A) an increase in output leads to an increase in average cost.
B) an increase in output has no impact on average cost.
C) an increase in output leads to a decrease in average cost.
D) there is a single firm in an industry.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：an increase in output leads to a decrease in average cost.。 Topic: Scale Economies。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。


[System] 你是国际经济学课程助教，请根据题目给出正确答案，并补充章节、Topic 与难度信息。

[User]
Chapter 6: Scale Economies, Imperfect Competition, and Trade
Question 3: Internal scale economies occur when
A) expansion of output by a firm leads to greater specialization of labor.
B) expansion in an industry drives down input prices.
C) industry growth leads to a greater diffusion of knowledge among firms.
D) a firm pays higher input prices to expand production.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：expansion of output by a firm leads to greater specialization of labor.。 Topic: Scale Economies。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。


[System] 你是国际经济学课程助教，请根据题目给出正确答案，并补充章节、Topic 与难度信息。

[User]
Chapter 6: Scale Economies, Imperfect Competition, and Trade
Question 4: ________ is a market structure in which a large number of firms compete vigorously with each other in producing and selling different varieties of a basic product.
A) Perfect competition
B) Monopoly
C) Oligopoly
D) Monopolistic competition

[Assistant] 正确答案是 D。 对应选项内容：Monopolistic competition。 Topic: Monopolistic Competition and Trade。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。


[System] 你是国际经济学课程助教，请根据题目给出正确答案，并补充章节、Topic 与难度信息。

[User]
Chapter 6: Scale Economies, Imperfect Competition, and Trade
Question 5: When Firm X doubled its output, it was found that its cost per unit declined by 10 percent. It can be concluded that
A) the firm was facing external scale diseconomies.
B) the firm was enjoying internal scale economies.
C) the firm was operating on the inelastic portion of the demand curve.
D) the marginal cost of production at the initial output level was constant.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：the firm was enjoying internal scale economies.。 Topic: Scale Economies。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。


[System] 你是国际经济学课程助教，请根据题目给出正确答案，并补充章节、Topic 与难度信息。

[User]
Chapter 6: Scale Economies, Imperfect Competition, and Trade
Question 6: Which of the following can best explain the clustering of some industries, such as banking and finance in New York City and high-technology computer production in Silicon Valley?
A) External scale economies
B) Perfect competition
C) Intra-industry trade
D) Comparative advantage

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：External scale economies。 Topic: Scale Economies。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。


[System] 你是国际经济学课程助教，请根据题目给出正确答案，并补充章节、Topic 与难度信息。

[User]
Chapter 6: Scale Economies, Imperfect Competition, and Trade
Question 7: Which of the following refers to a two-way trade in which a country both exports and imports the same or very similar products?
A) Net trade
B) Inter-industry trade
C) Intra-industry trade
D) Internal trade

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：Intra-industry trade。 Topic: Intra-Industry Trade。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。


[System] 你是国际经济学课程助教，请根据题目给出正确答案，并补充章节、Topic 与难度信息。

[User]
Chapter 6: Scale Economies, Imperfect Competition, and Trade
Question 8: Which of the following is the formula for the intra-industry trade (IIT) share in a product's total trade?
A) 1 - |X - M|
B) 1 - (X + M)
C) 1 - [ |X - M| / (X + M)]
D) 1 - [ |X + M| / (X - M)]

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：1 - [ |X - M| / (X + M)]。 Topic: Intra-Industry Trade。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。


[System] 你是国际经济学课程助教，请根据题目给出正确答案，并补充章节、Topic 与难度信息。

[User]
Chapter 6: Scale Economies, Imperfect Competition, and Trade
Question 9: Suppose the amount of exports of textile machinery from Italy to the rest of the world equals 60 billion tons. The amount of imports of textile machinery into Italy from the rest of the world is 40 billion tons. Therefore, the intra-industry trade share for machinery is
A) 0.2.
B) 0.8.
C) 1.5.
D) 0.67.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：0.8.。 Topic: Intra-Industry Trade。 Difficulty: 3 Hard。 Bloom's: Apply。


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[User]
Chapter 6: Scale Economies, Imperfect Competition, and Trade
Question 10: Which of the following is true of intra-industry trade?
A) Intra-industry trade is mostly based on the differences stressed in the Heckscher-Ohlin trade theory.
B) Intra-industry trade is usually discouraged by the government.
C) Intra-industry trade is said to occur when the United States exports Ford automobiles and imports Honda automobiles.
D) Intra-industry trade is said to occur when the United States exports Ford automobiles and imports petroleum.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：Intra-industry trade is said to occur when the United States exports Ford automobiles and imports Honda automobiles.。 Topic: Intra-Industry Trade。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。


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[User]
Chapter 6: Scale Economies, Imperfect Competition, and Trade
Question 11: Which of the following can help explain the rise of intra-industry trade?
A) Recent recessions and increases in the price of oil have led to lower national income levels.
B) The demand for product variety has increased substantially over time.
C) Countries widely vary in terms of their resource endowments.
D) The developed nations have recently implemented more conservative fiscal policies.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：The demand for product variety has increased substantially over time.。 Topic: Intra-Industry Trade。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。


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[User]
Chapter 6: Scale Economies, Imperfect Competition, and Trade
Question 12: Which of the following indicates the difference between the volume of exports and imports of a product?
A) Net trade
B) Intra-industry trade
C) Total trade
D) Terms of trade

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：Net trade。 Topic: Intra-Industry Trade。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。


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[User]
Chapter 7: Growth and Trade
Question 1: Which of the following is one of the fundamental sources of long-run economic growth?
A) An expansion of foreign gross domestic product (GDP)
B) An increase in demand for the country's importable product
C) An improvement in production technologies
D) An reduction in local purchasing of the country's exportable products

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：An improvement in production technologies。 Topic: Balanced Versus Biased Growth。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Growth and Trade


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[User]
Chapter 7: Growth and Trade
Question 2: In the figure below, we see an expansion of the production-possibility curve (from PPC1 to PPC2). The two goods produced are wheat and cloth, which are land-intensive and labor-intensive, respectively. The outward shift of the production-possibility curve shows
A) biased growth.
B) balanced growth.
C) a move from a no-trade situation to free trade.
D) an increase in the production costs of both goods.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：biased growth.。 Topic: Balanced Versus Biased Growth。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Growth and Trade


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[User]
Chapter 7: Growth and Trade
Question 3: In the figure below, we see an expansion of the production-possibility curve (from PPC1 to PPC2). The two goods produced are wheat and cloth, which are land-intensive and labor-intensive, respectively. The outward shift of the production-possibility curve is likely the result of
A) a fall in the average cost of producing cloth.
B) an increase in the price of cloth.
C) an increase in the size of the labor force, the area under cultivation remaining unchanged.
D) an increase in the national amount of usable land, the size of the labor force remaining unchanged.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 D。 对应选项内容：an increase in the national amount of usable land, the size of the labor force remaining unchanged.。 Topic: Balanced Versus Biased Growth。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。

Growth and Trade


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[User]
Chapter 7: Growth and Trade
Question 4: Which of the following statements is true?
A) Increases in a country's endowments of land, labor, and capital will lead to long-run economic growth.
B) Improvements in the technology used in production can lead to increases in current output levels but are not a source of long-run economic growth.
C) Improvements in production technology do not affect the shape or position of the production-possibility curve.
D) Biased growth leads to a proportionate shift in the production-possibility curve.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：Increases in a country's endowments of land, labor, and capital will lead to long-run economic growth.。 Topic: Balanced Versus Biased Growth。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Growth and Trade


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[User]
Chapter 7: Growth and Trade
Question 5: In a country that produces only wine and guns, which of the following is least likely to lead to biased growth?
A) The amount of usable land has increased substantially.
B) The relaxation of migration laws has led to a huge influx of unskilled workers.
C) The technology used to produce guns improves while the technology used to produce wine does not change.
D) The relative price of guns in the international market changes.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 D。 对应选项内容：The relative price of guns in the international market changes.。 Topic: Balanced Versus Biased Growth。 Difficulty: 3 Hard。 Bloom's: Analyze。

Growth and Trade


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[User]
Chapter 7: Growth and Trade
Question 6: The Rybczynski theorem asserts that in a two-good model, assuming that product prices stay constant, growth in the endowment of one factor of production with the other factor remaining unchanged, will result in
A) an equal increase in the output of both goods.
B) an increase in the output of the good that uses the growing factor intensively and a decrease in the output of the other good.
C) an increase in the output of both goods, but a relatively greater increase in the output of the good that uses the growing factor intensively.
D) an increase in the output of the good that uses the growing factor intensively, but the output level of the other good will remain unchanged.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：an increase in the output of the good that uses the growing factor intensively and a decrease in the output of the other good.。 Topic: Growth in Only One Factor。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Growth and Trade


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[User]
Chapter 7: Growth and Trade
Question 7: Assume that a capital-abundant country trades only two goods with the rest of the world, medical equipment and corn. Medical equipment is relatively capital-intensive. According to the Rybczynski theorem, with the relative price of the goods remaining unchanged, an increase in the country's endowment of capital will cause the output of medical equipment to ________ and the output of corn to
A) rise; fall.
B) fall; rise.
C) rise; remain the same.
D) remain the same; fall.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：rise; fall.。 Topic: Growth in Only One Factor。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。

Growth and Trade


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[User]
Chapter 7: Growth and Trade
Question 8: Assume that a large capital-abundant country trades only two goods with the rest of the world, medical equipment and corn. Medical equipment is relatively capital-intensive. An increase in the country's endowment of capital will cause the price of medical equipment relative to the price of corn to
A) rise.
B) fall.
C) stay the same.
D) rise at first and then fall.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：fall.。 Topic: Growth in Only One Factor。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Growth and Trade


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[User]
Chapter 7: Growth and Trade
Question 9: If trade is consistent with the Heckscher-Ohlin (H-O) theory, then growth in a country's scarce factor of production will lead to
A) an increased willingness to trade.
B) balanced growth.
C) a decreased willingness to trade.
D) a deterioration in the country's terms of trade.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：a decreased willingness to trade.。 Topic: Growth in Only One Factor。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Growth and Trade


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[User]
Chapter 7: Growth and Trade
Question 10: Assume a country produces only wine and cups. Both wine and cup production use land and labor as their only inputs. Wine production is relatively land-intensive while cup production is relatively labor-intensive. According to the Rybczynski theorem, a significant rise in immigration is most likely to lead to
A) an increase in the production of both wine and cups.
B) an increase in wine production by a greater proportion than the increase in the size of the labor force due to immigration.
C) an increase in the production of cups by a greater proportion than the increase in the size of the labor force due to immigration.
D) an increase in wine production by a greater proportion than the increase in the production of cups.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：an increase in the production of cups by a greater proportion than the increase in the size of the labor force due to immigration.。 Topic: Growth in Only One Factor。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。

Growth and Trade


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[User]
Chapter 7: Growth and Trade
Question 11: The Rybczynski theorem suggests that development of a new natural resources in a country
A) will result in balanced growth.
B) may cause the country to export only manufactured products.
C) will increase output in all sectors of the economy.
D) may cause the manufacturing sector of the country to shrink.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 D。 对应选项内容：may cause the manufacturing sector of the country to shrink.。 Topic: Growth in Only One Factor。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Growth and Trade


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[User]
Chapter 7: Growth and Trade
Question 12: The rapid accumulation of capital and worker skills in the United States in the 1800s
A) resulted in an increase in the export of natural resources by the country.
B) made the United States more dependent on imported minerals.
C) made the United States more self-sufficient and led to a reduction in its trade volume.
D) resulted in rapid deindustrialization in the country.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：made the United States more dependent on imported minerals.。 Topic: Changes in the Country's Willingness to Trade。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Growth and Trade


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[User]
Chapter 8: Analysis of a Tariff
Question 1: A(n) ________ is a tax on imports that is stipulated as a money amount per unit.
A) specific tariff
B) ad valorem tariff
C) effective tariff
D) optimal tariff

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：specific tariff。 Topic: A Preview of Conclusions。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Analysis of a Tariff


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[User]
Chapter 8: Analysis of a Tariff
Question 2: Which of the following is an impact of tariffs on the country imposing them?
A) The domestic producers of import-competing products are forced to charge a lower price for their products to retain market share.
B) The supply of the domestic import-competing products declines.
C) The domestic consumers pay a higher price for the imported products.
D) The demand for the imported goods by the domestic consumers increases.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：The domestic consumers pay a higher price for the imported products.。 Topic: The Effect of a Tariff on Domestic Consumers。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Analysis of a Tariff


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[User]
Chapter 8: Analysis of a Tariff
Question 3: Which of the following correctly identifies the impact of tariffs on the producers of import-competing products in the imposing country?
A) They can price their products higher than the imported goods.
B) They can expand their production and sales.
C) They are forced to go out of business in the long run.
D) They are forced to charge a price equal to the average cost of production.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：They can expand their production and sales.。 Topic: The Effects of a Tariff on Domestic Producers。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Analysis of a Tariff


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[User]
Chapter 8: Analysis of a Tariff
Question 4: If a small country imposes a tariff on imported motorcycles, the world price of motorcycles will ________ and the domestic price of motorcycles will
A) rise; fall.
B) fall; rise.
C) remain constant; rise.
D) remain constant; fall.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：remain constant; rise.。 Topic: The Effects of a Tariff on Domestic Producers。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Analysis of a Tariff


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[User]
Chapter 8: Analysis of a Tariff
Question 5: If a small country imposes a tariff on imported motorcycles
A) the surplus of the domestic producers of motorcycles will decline, but the surplus of the domestic consumers will increase.
B) the surplus of both the domestic producers and consumers of motorcycles will decline.
C) the surplus of both the domestic producers and consumers of motorcycles will increase.
D) the surplus of the domestic producers of motorcycles will increase, but the surplus of the domestic consumers will decline.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 D。 对应选项内容：the surplus of the domestic producers of motorcycles will increase, but the surplus of the domestic consumers will decline.。 Topic: The Effects of a Tariff on Domestic Producers。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Analysis of a Tariff


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[User]
Chapter 8: Analysis of a Tariff
Question 6: Which of the following is the basis for the consumption effect of a tariff imposed on imported automobiles?
A) The decline in the purchase of the product due to the increase in its price
B) The net increase in the availability of the domestic automobiles for the consumers owing to higher prices
C) The net increase in the government revenue by taxing the domestic consumers who buy the imported automobiles
D) The net increase in the consumption of imported automobiles by the domestic consumers

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：The decline in the purchase of the product due to the increase in its price。 Topic: The Net National Loss from a Tariff。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。

Analysis of a Tariff


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Chapter 8: Analysis of a Tariff
Question 7: Which of the following refers to the extra cost of shifting to more expensive home production following the imposition of a tariff?
A) Production effect
B) Revenue effect
C) Deadweight loss
D) Producer surplus

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：Production effect。 Topic: The Net National Loss from a Tariff。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Analysis of a Tariff


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Chapter 8: Analysis of a Tariff
Question 8: The figure below shows the market for shoes in a small importing country. Dd and Sd are the domestic demand and supply curves of shoes, respectively. Following the imposition of a tariff, the domestic producer surplus ________ by the area
A) increases; a.
B) decreases; a.
C) increases; (a + b).
D) increases; (S1 - S0).

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：increases; a.。 Topic: The Effects of a Tariff on Domestic Producers。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。

Analysis of a Tariff


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[User]
Chapter 8: Analysis of a Tariff
Question 9: The figure below shows the market for shoes in a small importing country. Dd and Sd are the domestic demand and supply curves of shoes, respectively. Following the imposition of a tariff, the domestic consumer surplus ________ by the area
A) increases; (D0 - D1).
B) decreases; d.
C) decreases; (a + b + c +d).
D) increases; (b + d).

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：decreases; (a + b + c +d).。 Topic: The Effect of a Tariff on Domestic Consumers。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。

Analysis of a Tariff


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Chapter 8: Analysis of a Tariff
Question 10: The figure below shows the market for shoes in a small importing country. Dd and Sd are the domestic demand and supply curves of shoes, respectively. The tariff revenue of the country's government is shown by area
A) (a + b + c + d).
B) (a + b).
C) c.
D) (b + c + d).

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：c.。 Topic: The Tariff as Government Revenue。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。

Analysis of a Tariff


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[User]
Chapter 8: Analysis of a Tariff
Question 11: The figure below shows the market for shoes in a small importing country. Dd and Sd are the domestic demand and supply curves of shoes, respectively. The imposition of a tariff on shoes caused economic well-being in the country to ________ by an amount measured by the area
A) fall; c.
B) fall; (b + d).
C) rise; (b + c+ d).
D) rise; (a + c).

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：fall; (b + d).。 Topic: The Tariff as Government Revenue。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。

Analysis of a Tariff


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[User]
Chapter 8: Analysis of a Tariff
Question 12: The figure below shows the market for shoes in a small importing country. Dd and Sd are the domestic demand and supply curves of shoes, respectively. The production effect of the tariff on shoes is measured by the area
A) a.
B) b.
C) c.
D) (a + b).

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：b.。 Topic: The Net National Loss from a Tariff。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。

Analysis of a Tariff


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[User]
Chapter 9: Nontariff Barriers to Imports
Question 1: Restricting imports into a small country by the government
A) protects domestic producers from foreign competition.
B) increases consumer welfare in the country.
C) increases the general welfare of the importing nation.
D) all of the above.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：protects domestic producers from foreign competition.。 Topic: The Import Quota。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Nontariff Barriers to Imports


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Chapter 9: Nontariff Barriers to Imports
Question 2: Which of the following is NOT true of nontariff barriers to imports?
A) Nontariff barriers can limit imports with greater certainty than tariffs.
B) Unlike tariffs, nontariff barriers do not increase the price of imported goods in the domestic markets.
C) Some nontariff barriers create uncertainty about the conditions under which imports will be permitted.
D) Like tariffs, nontariff barriers result in a net welfare loss in a small country.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：Unlike tariffs, nontariff barriers do not increase the price of imported goods in the domestic markets.。 Topic: Types of Nontariff Barriers to Imports。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Nontariff Barriers to Imports


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Chapter 9: Nontariff Barriers to Imports
Question 3: One of the reasons protectionists and government officials may favor using a quota instead of a tariff is
A) quotas generate more revenue for the government than tariffs.
B) quotas ensure that the quantities of imports are strictly limited.
C) quotas create less market distortions than tariffs.
D) quotas give less power to politicians than tariffs.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：quotas ensure that the quantities of imports are strictly limited.。 Topic: The Import Quota。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Nontariff Barriers to Imports


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Chapter 9: Nontariff Barriers to Imports
Question 4: Which of the following is true of a quota?
A) Imposition of a quota causes domestic prices to fall below world prices.
B) Imposition of a quota by a country causes the world price of the good imported by this country to rise.
C) A quota is a quantitative restriction on imports.
D) A quota is usually less inefficient than a tariff.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：A quota is a quantitative restriction on imports.。 Topic: The Import Quota。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Nontariff Barriers to Imports


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[User]
Chapter 9: Nontariff Barriers to Imports
Question 5: Under which of the following situations will a tariff imposed by a country fail to reduce imports by as much as expected?
A) The current tariff rate is less than the prohibitive tariff rate.
B) The foreign export quantity supplied of the good imported by this country is more responsive to changes in the world price than was expected.
C) The domestic supply of the import-competing products is more price-elastic than was expected.
D) The domestic quantity demanded of the imported product is less responsive to price changes than was expected.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 D。 对应选项内容：The domestic quantity demanded of the imported product is less responsive to price changes than was expected.。 Topic: The Import Quota。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。

Nontariff Barriers to Imports


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Chapter 9: Nontariff Barriers to Imports
Question 6: In the case of a small country, the effects of a quota and a tariff are (almost) identical if
A) the government allocates licenses for free to importers using a rule or process that involves (almost) no resource cost.
B) the government auctions off import licenses to the highest bidder.
C) the government allocates licenses to importers through application and selection procedures that require the use of substantial resources.
D) the government allocates import licenses directly to the public using a free lottery system.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：the government auctions off import licenses to the highest bidder.。 Topic: The Import Quota。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Nontariff Barriers to Imports


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Chapter 9: Nontariff Barriers to Imports
Question 7: Which of the following is a means of allocating import licenses by assigning the licenses without competition, applications, or negotiation?
A) Fixed favoritism
B) Resource-using application procedures
C) Domestic content requirements
D) None of the above

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：Fixed favoritism。 Topic: The Import Quota。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Nontariff Barriers to Imports


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[User]
Chapter 9: Nontariff Barriers to Imports
Question 8: The figure below shows the market for MP3 players in a small country. Dd and Sd are the domestic demand and domestic supply curves of the MP3 players. QQ is the quota quantity. How many MP3 players can be imported from abroad after the quota is imposed?
A) 2 million
B) 5 million
C) 12 million
D) 17 million

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：5 million。 Topic: The Import Quota。 Difficulty: 3 Hard。 Bloom's: Apply。

Nontariff Barriers to Imports


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[User]
Chapter 9: Nontariff Barriers to Imports
Question 9: The figure below shows the market for MP3 players in a small country. Dd and Sd are the domestic demand and domestic supply curves of the MP3 players. QQ is the quota quantity. The quota on MP3 players will cause domestic producers to
A) gain $150 million.
B) lose $100 million.
C) gain $110 million.
D) lose $120 million.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：gain $110 million.。 Topic: The Import Quota。 Difficulty: 3 Hard。 Bloom's: Apply。

Nontariff Barriers to Imports


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[User]
Chapter 9: Nontariff Barriers to Imports
Question 10: The figure below shows the market for MP3 players in a small country. Dd and Sd are the domestic demand and domestic supply curves of the MP3 players. QQ is the quota quantity. The quota on MP3 players will cause domestic consumers to
A) lose $25 million.
B) gain $25 million.
C) lose $170 million.
D) lose $195 million.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 D。 对应选项内容：lose $195 million.。 Topic: The Import Quota。 Difficulty: 3 Hard。 Bloom's: Apply。

Nontariff Barriers to Imports


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[User]
Chapter 9: Nontariff Barriers to Imports
Question 11: The figure below shows the market for MP3 players in a small country. Dd and Sd are the domestic demand and domestic supply curves of the MP3 players. QQ is the quota quantity. According to the figure, how much revenue can the government expect to receive if the import licenses are auctioned?
A) $20 million
B) $50 million
C) $120 million
D) $170 million

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：$50 million。 Topic: The Import Quota。 Difficulty: 3 Hard。 Bloom's: Apply。

Nontariff Barriers to Imports


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[User]
Chapter 9: Nontariff Barriers to Imports
Question 12: The figure below shows the market for MP3 players in a small country. Dd and Sd are the domestic demand and domestic supply curves of the MP3 players. QQ is the quota quantity. If the government auctions the import licenses, the quota on MP3 players will result in a(n) ________ in the national well-being by
A) decrease; $35 million.
B) decrease; $85 million.
C) increase; $50 million.
D) increase; $195 million.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：decrease; $35 million.。 Topic: The Import Quota。 Difficulty: 3 Hard。 Bloom's: Apply。

Nontariff Barriers to Imports


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[User]
Chapter 10: Arguments for and against Protection
Question 1: Which of the following is an expected effect of a tariff or a nontariff barrier (NTB) on a product?
A) A decrease in the domestic production of the product
B) An increase in the employment of labor and other resources used in the import-competing industry in the tariff-imposing country
C) An increase in domestic consumption of the imported product
D) A decrease in government revenue

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：An increase in the employment of labor and other resources used in the import-competing industry in the tariff-imposing country。 Topic: The Ideal World of First Best。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Arguments for and against Protection


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[User]
Chapter 10: Arguments for and against Protection
Question 2: If there is something extra bad about local consumption of a product, then a tariff can be good for the country because
A) the tariff makes all residents richer.
B) the tariff brings down the domestic price of the product.
C) the tariff leads to higher domestic price for the product.
D) the tariff revenue is invested in the production of substitute products.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：the tariff leads to higher domestic price for the product.。 Topic: The Ideal World of First Best。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Arguments for and against Protection


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[User]
Chapter 10: Arguments for and against Protection
Question 3: In a "first-best" world
A) each economy is self-sufficient enough not to indulge in free trade.
B) free trade is economically efficient.
C) free trade benefits only the consumers of the importing country.
D) free trade benefits only the exporting nations.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：free trade is economically efficient.。 Topic: The Ideal World of First Best。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Arguments for and against Protection


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[User]
Chapter 10: Arguments for and against Protection
Question 4: Which of the following is valid for a "first-best" world?
A) Social Marginal Benefit (SMB) > Price (P) = Buyer's Private Marginal Benefit (MB) = Seller's Private Marginal Cost (MC) = Social Marginal Cost (SMC)
B) Social Marginal Cost (SMC) > Price (P) = Buyer's Private Marginal Benefit (MB) = Seller's Private Marginal Cost (MC) = Social Marginal Benefit (SMB)
C) Price (P) = Buyer's Private Marginal Benefit (MB) = Seller's Private Marginal Cost (MC) = Social Marginal Cost (SMC) = Social Marginal Benefit (SMB)
D) Social Marginal Benefit (SMB) > Social Marginal Cost (SMC)

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：Price (P) = Buyer's Private Marginal Benefit (MB) = Seller's Private Marginal Cost (MC) = Social Marginal Cost (SMC) = Social Marginal Benefit (SMB)。 Topic: The Ideal World of First Best。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。

Arguments for and against Protection


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[User]
Chapter 10: Arguments for and against Protection
Question 5: If Social Marginal Cost (SMC) > Price (P) = Buyer's Private Marginal Benefit (MB) = Seller's Private Marginal Cost (MC) = Social Marginal Benefit (SMB), it implies that
A) the product is oversupplied.
B) there is an excess demand for the product.
C) the socially optimal amount of the product is supplied.
D) firms are not maximizing profits.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：the product is oversupplied.。 Topic: The Ideal World of First Best。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。

Arguments for and against Protection


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[User]
Chapter 10: Arguments for and against Protection
Question 6: If Social Marginal Benefit (SMB) > Price (P) = Buyer's Private Marginal Benefit (MB) = Seller's Private Marginal Cost (MC) = Social Marginal Cost (SMC), it implies that
A) too much of the product is supplied.
B) not enough of a good is being demanded.
C) the socially optimal amount is supplied.
D) the buyers are not maximizing utility.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：not enough of a good is being demanded.。 Topic: The Ideal World of First Best。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。

Arguments for and against Protection


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[User]
Chapter 10: Arguments for and against Protection
Question 7: In a "second-best" world
A) tariffs are economically optimal.
B) private actions are dictated by government agencies.
C) social marginal cost of a transaction equals social marginal benefit.
D) private actions do not lead to the best possible outcomes for society.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 D。 对应选项内容：private actions do not lead to the best possible outcomes for society.。 Topic: The Realistic World of Second Best。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Arguments for and against Protection


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[User]
Chapter 10: Arguments for and against Protection
Question 8: Which of the following refers to the positive or negative effect on parties who are not directly involved in a transaction?
A) Invisible hand
B) Incentive distortions
C) Consumption effect
D) Externality

[Assistant] 正确答案是 D。 对应选项内容：Externality。 Topic: The Realistic World of Second Best。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Arguments for and against Protection


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[User]
Chapter 10: Arguments for and against Protection
Question 9: Which of the following statements reflects a situation in which there are external benefits?
A) John paints his house and cleans his paintbrushes in the nearby stream.
B) John pays 5 percent of his income as taxes.
C) John's decision to get vaccinated for smallpox reduces the chances that his neighbor Pete will get smallpox.
D) John sells his car to his neighbor Pete at half the first-hand price.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：John's decision to get vaccinated for smallpox reduces the chances that his neighbor Pete will get smallpox.。 Topic: The Realistic World of Second Best。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。

Arguments for and against Protection


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[User]
Chapter 10: Arguments for and against Protection
Question 10: Which of the following statements reflects a situation in which there are external costs?
A) Suzanne invites her neighbors to a party on her birthday.
B) Suzanne paints her house and landscapes her yard. Her newly beautified house and yard help her neighbors to sell their house for more than the asking price.
C) Suzanne pays for a professional fireworks show for her family. Her neighbors also enjoy the show.
D) Suzanne dumps her household garbage around the corner of the street.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 D。 对应选项内容：Suzanne dumps her household garbage around the corner of the street.。 Topic: The Realistic World of Second Best。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Arguments for and against Protection


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[User]
Chapter 10: Arguments for and against Protection
Question 11: Which of the following is a plausible solution to a distortion?
A) Centralizing the privately owned enterprises
B) Shutting down any industry which is contributing to atmospheric pollution
C) Imposing a tax or subsidy on the activity if the social marginal cost or the social marginal benefit exceeds the market price
D) Imposing an importation ban on manufactured goods

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：Imposing a tax or subsidy on the activity if the social marginal cost or the social marginal benefit exceeds the market price。 Topic: The Realistic World of Second Best。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Arguments for and against Protection


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[User]
Chapter 10: Arguments for and against Protection
Question 12: Suppose manufacturing of paper results in substantial ground-water pollution. One possible policy that can be used to reduce the inefficiency caused by this externality is
A) to subsidize the production of paper by the domestic firms.
B) to impose a tax on the production of paper.
C) to raise tariff barriers on paper imports.
D) to provide tax benefits to the firms exporting paper.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：to impose a tax on the production of paper.。 Topic: The Realistic World of Second Best。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Arguments for and against Protection


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[User]
Chapter 11: Pushing Exports
Question 1: Which of the following refers to dumping?
A) Selling domestic goods in the international market at much lower prices.
B) Selling domestic goods of inferior quality in the international markets at higher prices.
C) Restricting the sale of domestic goods within the geographic boundary of the country.
D) Selling domestic goods at discounted prices to local consumers and selling the same at much higher prices to foreign consumers.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：Selling domestic goods in the international market at much lower prices.。 Topic: Dumping。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Pushing Exports


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[User]
Chapter 11: Pushing Exports
Question 2: ________ occurs when a firm temporarily charges a low price in the foreign export market, with the purpose of driving its foreign competitors out of business.
A) Persistent dumping
B) Cyclical dumping
C) Predatory dumping
D) Seasonal dumping

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：Predatory dumping。 Topic: Dumping。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Pushing Exports


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[User]
Chapter 11: Pushing Exports
Question 3: Which of the following is said to occur when a firm lowers its price to limit the decline in the quantity sold during a period of recession?
A) Persistent dumping
B) Cyclical dumping
C) Predatory dumping
D) Seasonal dumping

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：Cyclical dumping。 Topic: Dumping。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Pushing Exports


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[User]
Chapter 11: Pushing Exports
Question 4: Which of the following is said to occur when a firm lowers its price to sell off excess inventories of a product?
A) Persistent dumping
B) Cyclical dumping
C) Predatory dumping
D) Seasonal dumping

[Assistant] 正确答案是 D。 对应选项内容：Seasonal dumping。 Topic: Dumping。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Pushing Exports


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[User]
Chapter 11: Pushing Exports
Question 5: Which of the following is said to occur when a firm with market power uses price discrimination between markets to increase its total profit?
A) Persistent dumping
B) Cyclical dumping
C) Predatory dumping
D) Seasonal dumping

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：Persistent dumping。 Topic: Dumping。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Pushing Exports


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[User]
Chapter 11: Pushing Exports
Question 6: A firm maximizes profits by charging a lower price to foreign buyers if
A) it has a greater monopoly power in the foreign market than it has in its home market.
B) the foreign demand for its good is more elastic than the domestic demand.
C) the buyers in the home country have access to cheaper imports from the rest of the world.
D) the size of the foreign market is much larger than the home market.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：the foreign demand for its good is more elastic than the domestic demand.。 Topic: Reacting to Dumping: What Should a Dumpee Think?。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Pushing Exports


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[User]
Chapter 11: Pushing Exports
Question 7: Persistent dumping can occur if a profit-maximizing firm faces a ________ demand in the home market and sells its good in a ________ international market.
A) relatively elastic; less competitive
B) relatively inelastic; less competitive
C) relatively inelastic; highly competitive
D) relatively elastic; highly competitive

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：relatively inelastic; highly competitive。 Topic: Reacting to Dumping: What Should a Dumpee Think?。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。

Pushing Exports


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[User]
Chapter 11: Pushing Exports
Question 8: Which country had no antidumping cases until the early 1990s, but became the top initiator of antidumping cases for the time period 2012-2016?
A) Canada
B) India
C) China
D) United States

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：India。 Topic: Actual Antidumping Policies: What is Unfair?。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Pushing Exports


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[User]
Chapter 11: Pushing Exports
Question 9: In early 2018, nearly half of all antidumping duties in effect in the United States were on
A) textiles.
B) chemicals.
C) steel products.
D) food grains.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：steel products.。 Topic: Actual Antidumping Policies: What is Unfair?。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Pushing Exports


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[User]
Chapter 11: Pushing Exports
Question 10: Which of the following statements about dumping is true?
A) Consumers and import-competing producers in the importing country are both hurt by dumping.
B) Logically, an import country should never allow seasonal and introductory-price dumping.
C) Dumping helps to improve the importing country's terms of trade.
D) Predatory dumping occurs quite frequently in modern markets.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：Dumping helps to improve the importing country's terms of trade.。 Topic: Actual Antidumping Policies: What is Unfair?。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Pushing Exports


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[User]
Chapter 11: Pushing Exports
Question 11: Which of the following is NOT a way in which a safeguard policy is better than antidumping policies?
A) Firms and governments do not need to show that foreign exporters have done anything unfair.
B) There is pressure for import-competing firms to adjust their production to be more competitive with foreign exporters.
C) The interests of consumers can be disregarded since they do not play a role in determining whether to invoke a safeguard policy.
D) The protection provided to the import-competing sector is explicitly temporary.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：The interests of consumers can be disregarded since they do not play a role in determining whether to invoke a safeguard policy.。 Topic: Proposals for Reform。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Pushing Exports


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[User]
Chapter 11: Pushing Exports
Question 12: Which of the following statements about an export subsidy on a particular product is accurate?
A) An export subsidy can switch the product from being exported to being imported.
B) An export subsidy reduces the amount available in the domestic market of the exporting country and increases the amount imported by the foreign country.
C) An export subsidy increases the price paid by foreign buyers, relative to the price that local consumers pay for the product.
D) An export subsidy increases the net national well-being of a large exporting country.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：An export subsidy reduces the amount available in the domestic market of the exporting country and increases the amount imported by the foreign country.。 Topic: Export Subsidies。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Pushing Exports


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[User]
Chapter 12: Trade Blocs and Trade Blocks
Question 1: Which of the following allows member countries to import from other member countries freely, but imposes trade barriers against imports from outside countries?
A) A trade embargo
B) A trade bloc
C) A cultural union
D) A trade union

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：A trade bloc。 Topic: Types of Economic Blocs。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Trade Blocs and Trade Blocks


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[User]
Chapter 12: Trade Blocs and Trade Blocks
Question 2: Which of the following features does a free-trade area necessarily have?
A) Absence of trade barriers among the member nations
B) Equal tariff rates
C) Free movement of factors of production across the member nations
D) Harmonization of all economic policies

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：Absence of trade barriers among the member nations。 Topic: Types of Economic Blocs。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Trade Blocs and Trade Blocks


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[User]
Chapter 12: Trade Blocs and Trade Blocks
Question 3: Which of the following is true of a common market?
A) The member countries export similar products to the non-member countries.
B) The member countries do not import goods from the non-member countries.
C) The member countries have identical monetary and fiscal policies.
D) There is free movement of capital and labor among the member countries.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 D。 对应选项内容：There is free movement of capital and labor among the member countries.。 Topic: Types of Economic Blocs。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Trade Blocs and Trade Blocks


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[User]
Chapter 12: Trade Blocs and Trade Blocks
Question 4: Which of the following is true of an economic union?
A) Free movement of resources, but restricted movement of goods among the member countries
B) The members have a common set of tariffs among themselves but the external tariff rates are determined independently.
C) Free movement of goods, but restricted movement of resources across the member countries
D) Harmonization of all economic policies in the member countries

[Assistant] 正确答案是 D。 对应选项内容：Harmonization of all economic policies in the member countries。 Topic: Types of Economic Blocs。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Trade Blocs and Trade Blocks


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[User]
Chapter 12: Trade Blocs and Trade Blocks
Question 5: Which of the following features does a customs union have?
A) Free trade among those members with similar economic policies
B) Common set of external tariffs
C) Free movement of factors of production
D) Harmonization of all economic policies

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：Common set of external tariffs。 Topic: Types of Economic Blocs。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Trade Blocs and Trade Blocks


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[User]
Chapter 12: Trade Blocs and Trade Blocks
Question 6: The Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) is actually a
A) free-trade area.
B) customs union.
C) economic union.
D) common market.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：customs union.。 Topic: Types of Economic Blocs。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Trade Blocs and Trade Blocks


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[User]
Chapter 12: Trade Blocs and Trade Blocks
Question 7: The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is an example of a(n)
A) free-trade area.
B) customs union.
C) common market.
D) economic union.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：free-trade area.。 Topic: Types of Economic Blocs。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Trade Blocs and Trade Blocks


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[User]
Chapter 12: Trade Blocs and Trade Blocks
Question 8: Which of the following is closest to being a full economic union?
A) The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
B) The European Union (EU)
C) The Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR)
D) The Trans-Pacific Partnership

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：The European Union (EU)。 Topic: Is Trade Discrimination Good or Bad?。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Trade Blocs and Trade Blocks


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[User]
Chapter 12: Trade Blocs and Trade Blocks
Question 9: Formation of trade blocs can be considered beneficial because it
A) encourages purchases from higher-cost producers.
B) causes international friction when certain countries are let in the bloc and others are left out.
C) diverts world trade from low-cost producers to high-cost producers by encouraging too much trade within blocs.
D) encourages increased total trade by each member country.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 D。 对应选项内容：encourages increased total trade by each member country.。 Topic: Is Trade Discrimination Good or Bad?。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Trade Blocs and Trade Blocks


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[User]
Chapter 12: Trade Blocs and Trade Blocks
Question 10: Which of the following states that any trade concession given to any foreign country must be given to all other countries having the same status?
A) The principle of reciprocity
B) The structural adjustment program
C) The most favored nation principle
D) The purchasing power parity theory

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：The most favored nation principle。 Topic: Is Trade Discrimination Good or Bad?。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Trade Blocs and Trade Blocks


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[User]
Chapter 12: Trade Blocs and Trade Blocks
Question 11: Which of the following refers to trade creation?
A) The net increase in exports when the currency of a country depreciates with respect to a foreign currency
B) The net increase in imports when foreign firms lower the prices of their exports
C) The net volume of new trade that results from the formation of a trade bloc
D) The net change in the volume of trade among member countries when they form a trade bloc

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：The net volume of new trade that results from the formation of a trade bloc。 Topic: The Basic Theory of Trade Blocs: Trade Creation and Trade Diversion。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。

Trade Blocs and Trade Blocks


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[User]
Chapter 12: Trade Blocs and Trade Blocks
Question 12: Which of the following refers to trade diversion?
A) The volume of trade that is redirected from low-cost exporters to higher-cost domestic firms when the domestic government imposes import restrictions
B) The volume of trade redirected from low-cost exporters to higher-cost trade bloc member countries
C) The amount of the imported goods that is replaced by domestically produced goods
D) The change in the trade pattern such that the good which was formerly imported is now exported as the government subsidizes its production

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：The volume of trade redirected from low-cost exporters to higher-cost trade bloc member countries。 Topic: The Basic Theory of Trade Blocs: Trade Creation and Trade Diversion。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。

Trade Blocs and Trade Blocks


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[User]
Chapter 13: Trade and the Environment
Question 1: Which of the following is likely to be the least important factor for firms in determining production location?
A) Comparative cost advantage
B) Costs of environmental protection standards
C) Transportation costs
D) External economies of scale

[Assistant] 正确答案是 B。 对应选项内容：Costs of environmental protection standards。 Topic: Is Free Trade Anti-Environment?。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Trade and the Environment


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[User]
Chapter 13: Trade and the Environment
Question 2: Free trade may lead to less pollution because
A) it results in increased production and consumption of goods and services.
B) competition among nations leads to stricter pollution standards.
C) higher income can lead to political pressure on governments to enact tougher environmental protection policies.
D) imported products are produced using cleaner production techniques than domestic products.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 C。 对应选项内容：higher income can lead to political pressure on governments to enact tougher environmental protection policies.。 Topic: Is Free Trade Anti-Environment?。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Trade and the Environment


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[User]
Chapter 13: Trade and the Environment
Question 3: Free trade may lead to more pollution because
A) with free trade, the size of the economy increases resulting in higher production and consumption.
B) competition among nations invariably leads to less restrictive pollution standards.
C) the countries may not specialize in the production of goods in which they have comparative advantage.
D) imported products are produced using cleaner production techniques than domestic products.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 A。 对应选项内容：with free trade, the size of the economy increases resulting in higher production and consumption.。 Topic: Is Free Trade Anti-Environment?。 Difficulty: 1 Easy。 Bloom's: Remember。

Trade and the Environment


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[User]
Chapter 13: Trade and the Environment
Question 4: Identify the correct statement.
A) There is sufficient evidence to prove that free trade simply promotes production and consumption of products that tend to cause large amounts of pollution.
B) It is not easy to find cases where government policies that limit or distort trade result in environmental damage.
C) Freer trade in environmental services actually lowers environmental quality, especially in the developing countries.
D) Environmentalists often fear that free trade permits production to be shifted to countries that have lax environmental standards.

[Assistant] 正确答案是 D。 对应选项内容：Environmentalists often fear that free trade permits production to be shifted to countries that have lax environmental standards.。 Topic: Is Free Trade Anti-Environment?。 Difficulty: 2 Medium。 Bloom's: Understand。

Trade and the Environment