If higher tariffs, such as those enacted by the Smoot-Hawley trade bill, reduce the imports of the United States, which of the following will be most likely to occur?
a. U.S. employment will increase.
b. The unemployment rate of the United States will decline.
c. U.S. exports will increase because foreigners will want to buy more from U.S. producers.
d. U.S. exports will decline because foreigners will be earning fewer of the dollars needed to purchase goods and services from Americans.
D
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Given that energy is an input in production, the development of a cheaper source of energy will result in:
a. a lower price level and a lower amount of production. b. a higher price level and a higher amount of production. c. a lower amount of production at every price level. d. a higher amount of production at every price level. e. a lower profit at every price level.
A dominant strategy is one that
a. makes every player better off b. makes at least one player better off without hurting the competitiveness of any other player c. increases the total payoff for one player d. is best for a player, regardless of what strategy other players follow e. leads to quicker convergence to market equilibrium