What is "rent seeking"? How does it apply to restricting imports?
What will be an ideal response?
Rent seeking is lobbying and other political activity that seeks to capture the gains from trade. When imports are restricted, some people gain from the restrictions. Rent seekers, such as domestic producers of import-competing goods or services, lobby the government to impose import restrictions because restrictions allow the rent seekers to gain revenue and/or profit.
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Why do some firms price discriminate? Relate your answer to the common practice of public colleges charging lower tuition to in-state students and higher tuition to out-of-state students
What will be an ideal response?
The above figure shows the marginal social benefit and marginal social cost curves of coffee in the nation of Kaffenia. Producing and consuming the efficient quantity of coffee in Kaffenia means that
A) the marginal social cost of the last pound of coffee is at the lowest possible value. B) the marginal social benefit of the last pound of coffee is at its highest possible value. C) to produce more coffee, the marginal social benefit of an additional pound of coffee is less than its marginal social cost. D) All of the above are correct.