Exam 6: Increasing Returns to Scale and Monopolistic Competition

Why can't the models developed in previous chapters (Ricardian, specific factors, and Heckscher-Ohlin) be used to explain trade in intra-industry products?

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Question 141

Using data from Trade Adjustment Assistance claims, we can make an accurate estimate of:

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Question 142

Why would you expect firms with high research and development costs to be more interested in free trade?

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Question 143

In a duopoly where products are differentiated and firms charge different prices, their demand curves are _______________ than if the firms sell identical products at the same price.

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Question 144

Which of the following is an assumption of monopolistic competition?

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A monopolistically competitive firm faces demand given by this equation: P = 50 - Q. It has no fixed costs and its marginal cost is $20 per unit. What is the value of the firm's monopoly profits when it sets a price that maximizes its monopoly profits?

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Question 146

Border effects can result from:

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Question 147

For which of the following products would you expect the index of intra-industry trade to be lowest?

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Question 148

The United States has benefited from NAFTA substantially in terms of increased:

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Why can't the models developed in previous chapters (Ricardian, specific factors, and Heckscher-Ohlin) be used to explain trade in intra-industry products?

Using data from Trade Adjustment Assistance claims, we can make an accurate estimate of:

Why would you expect firms with high research and development costs to be more interested in free trade?

In a duopoly where products are differentiated and firms charge different prices, their demand curves are _______________ than if the firms sell identical products at the same price.

Which of the following is an assumption of monopolistic competition?

A monopolistically competitive firm faces demand given by this equation: P = 50 - Q. It has no fixed costs and its marginal cost is $20 per unit. What is the value of the firm's monopoly profits when it sets a price that maximizes its monopoly profits?

Border effects can result from:

For which of the following products would you expect the index of intra-industry trade to be lowest?

The United States has benefited from NAFTA substantially in terms of increased:

Trade in the Global Economy

Trade and Technology: The Ricardian Model

Gains and Losses From Trade in the Specific-Factors Model

Trade and Resources: the Heckscher-Ohlin Model

Movement of Labor and Capital Between Countries

Offshoring of Goods and Services

Import Tariffs and Quotas Under Perfect Competition

Import Tariffs and Quotas Under Imperfect Competition

Export Subsidies in Agriculture and High-Technology Industries

International Agreements: Trade, Labor, and the Environment

The Global Macroeconomy

Introduction to Exchange Rates and the Foreign Exchange Market

Exchange Rates I: the Monetary Approach in the Long Run

Exchange Rates II: the Asset Approach in the Short Run

National and International Accounts: Income, Wealth, and the Balance of Payments

Balance of Payments I: the Gains From Financial Globalization

Balance of Payments II: Output, Exchange Rates, and Macroeconomic Policies in the Short Run

Fixed Versus Floating: International Monetary Experience

Exchange Rate Crises: How Pegs Work and How They Break

The Euro

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