effects of taxes
unit taxes
taxes characterized by a fixed dollar amount
deadweight loss
decrease in total surplus due to tax – hinders the mutually beneficial transaction between consumer and sellers
relationship between elasticity and DWL
the more inelastic, the less deadweight loss
comparative advantage
if they can produce at a lower opportunity cost
domestic price
price buyers pay and price sellers would receive if country didn’t use world trade for that product
world price
price at which a good is exchanged in international trade
tariffs
tax applied to specific imports
import quota
limit on quantity of that good can be imported
benefits of trade