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What is a tariff? What is a quota? Give an example, other than a quota, of a nontariff barrier to trade.
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This can be either when they are imported or exported. For instance, if China wants to import shirts to the US, the US government might impose a tariff saying, "For every dollar you make on these shirts, we will keep one cent." This is a tariff. The effects of a Show more…
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