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A-LevelEconomicsInternational economic issues9708/31 · May/June 2020 · Q301 Mark

In 2018 the US imposed a tariff on steel imports.

  1. (a)What is the likely impact of this tariff on the US economy? A It will make US steel exports more price competitive. B It will lead to productive inefficiency in the US steel industry. C There will be a deterioration in the US's terms of trade. D There will be a decrease in producer surplus for US steel producers.[1]

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  1. [1] B

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Topic
International economic issues, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Structured question, 1 mark.
Source
A-Level Economics, May/June 2020 Paper 3 Variant 1, question 30.

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