国际经济学作业答案第八章.docx

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国际经济学作业答案第八章

Chapter8TheInstrumentsofTradePolicy

MultipleChoiceQuestions

1.Specifictariffsare

（a）importtaxesstatedinspecificlegalstatutes.

（b）importtaxescalculatedasafixedchargeforeachunitofimportedgoods.

（c）importtaxescalculatedasafractionofthevalueoftheimportedgoods.

（d）thesameasimportquotas.

（e）Noneoftheabove.

Answer:

B

2.Advaloremtariffsare

（a）importtaxesstatedinadsinindustrypublications.

（b）importtaxescalculatedasafixedchargeforeachunitofimportedgoods.

（c）importtaxescalculatedasafractionofthevalueoftheimportedgoods.

（d）thesameasimportquotas

（e）Noneoftheabove.

Answer:

C

3.Theexcesssupplycurveofaproductwe（H）importfromforeigncountries（F）increasesas

（a）excessdemandofcountryHincreases.

（b）excessdemandofcountryFincreases.

（c）excesssupplyofcountryHincreases.

（d）excesssupplyofcountryFincreases.

（e）Noneoftheabove.

Answer:

D

4.Ifagoodisimportedinto（large）countryHfromcountryF,thentheimpositionofatariffincountryH

（a）raisesthepriceofthegoodinbothcountries（the“LawofOnePrice”）.

（b）raisesthepriceincountryHandcannotaffectitspriceincountryF.

（c）lowersthepriceofthegoodinbothcountries.

（d）lowersthepriceofthegoodinHandcouldraiseitinF.

（e）raisesthepriceofthegoodinHandlowersitinF.Answer:

E

5.Ifagoodisimportedinto（small）countryHfromcountryF,thentheimpositionofatariffIn

countryH

（a）raisesthepriceofthegoodinbothcountries（the“LawofOnePrice”）.

（b）raisesthepriceincountryHanddoesnotaffectitspriceincountryF.

（c）lowersthepriceofthegoodinbothcountries.

（d）lowersthepriceofthegoodinHandcouldraiseitinF.

（e）raisesthepriceofthegoodinHandlowersitinF.Answer:

B

6.Ifagoodisimportedinto（large）countryHfromcountryF,thentheimpositionofatariffin

countryHinthepresenceoftheMetzlerParadox,

（a）raisesthepriceofthegoodinbothcountries（the“LawofOnePrice”）.

（b）raisesthepriceincountryHandcannotaffectitspriceincountryF.

（c）lowersthepriceofthegoodinbothcountries.

（d）lowersthepriceofthegoodinHandcouldraiseitinF.

（e）raisesthepriceofthegoodinHandlowersitinF.Answer:

C

7.Theeffectiverateofprotectionmeasures

（a）the“true”advalorumvalueofatariff.

（b）thequotaequivalentvalueofatariff.

（c）theefficiencywithwhichthetariffiscollectedatthecustomhouse.

（d）theprotectiongivenbythetarifftodomesticvalueadded.

（e）Noneoftheabove.

Answer:

D

8.Ifthetariffoncomputersisnotchanged,butdomesticcomputerproducersshiftfromdomestically

producedsemiconductorstoimportedcomponents,thentheeffectiverateofprotectioninthecomputerindustrywill

（a）increase.

（b）decrease

（c）remainthesame.

（d）dependonwhethercomputersarePCsor“Supercomputers.”

（e）Noneoftheabove.

Answer:

A

9.Ifthetariffoncomputersisnotchanged,butthegovernmentthenaddshithertononexistenttariffs

onimportedsemi-conductorcomponents,thentheeffectiverateofprotectioninthecomputerindustrywill

（a）increase.

（b）decrease

（c）remainthesame.

（d）dependonwhethercomputersarePCsor“Supercomputers.”

（e）Noneoftheabove.

Answer:

B

10.Ifasmallcountryimposesatariff,then

（a）theproducersmustsufferaloss.

（b）theconsumersmustsufferaloss.

（c）thegovernmentrevenuemustsufferaloss.

（d）thedemandcurvemustshifttotheleft.

（e）Noneoftheabove.

Answer:

B

11.Ifalargecountryimposesatariff,then

（a）theproducersmustsufferaloss.

（b）theconsumersmustsufferaloss.

（c）thegovernmentrevenuemustsufferaloss.

（d）thedemandcurvemustshifttotheleft.

（e）Noneoftheabove.

Answer:

E

12.Theimpositionoftariffsonimportsresultsindeadweight（triangle）losses.Theseare

（a）productionandconsumptiondistortioneffects.

（b）redistributioneffects.

（c）revenueeffects

（d）efficiencyeffects.

（e）Noneoftheabove.

Answer:

E

13.SupposetheUnitedStateseliminatesitstariffonballbearingsusedinproducingexports.BallbearingpricesintheUnitedStateswouldbeexpectedto

（a）increase,andtheforeigndemandforU.S.exportswouldincrease.

（b）decrease,andtheforeigndemandforU.S.exportswouldincrease.

（c）increase,andtheforeigndemandforU.S.exportswoulddecrease.

（d）decrease,andtheforeigndemandforU.S.exportswoulddecrease.

（e）Noneoftheabove.

Answer:

C

14.Aspecifictariffprovideshomeproducersmoreprotectionwhen

（a）thehomemarketbuyscheaperproductsratherthanexpensiveproducts.

（b）itisappliedtoacommoditywithmanygradevariations.

（c）thehomedemandforagoodiselasticwithrespecttopricechanges.

（d）itisleviedonmanufacturedgoodsratherthanprimaryproducts.

（e）Noneoftheabove.

Answer:

A

15.Alowertariffonimportedsteelwouldmostlikelybenefit

（a）foreignproducersattheexpenseofdomesticconsumers.

（b）domesticmanufacturersofsteel.

（c）domesticconsumersofsteel.

（d）workersinthesteelindustry.

（e）Noneoftheabove.

Answer:

C

16.Whenagovernmentallowsrawmaterialsandotherintermediateproductstoenteracountrydutyfree,thisgenerallyresultsina（an）

（a）effectivetariffratelessthanthenominaltariffrate.

（b）nominaltariffratelessthantheeffectivetariffrate.

（c）riseinbothnominalandeffectivetariffrates.

（d）fallinbothnominalandeffectivetariffrates.

（e）Noneoftheabove.Answer:

B

17.Ofthemanyargumentsinfavoroftariffs,theonethathasenjoyedsignificanteconomicjustificationhasbeenthe

（a）cheapforeignlaborargument.

（b）infantindustryargument.

（c）evenplayingfieldargument.

（d）balanceofpaymentsargument

（e）domesticlivingstandardargument.

Answer:

B

18.Themainredistributioneffectofatariffisthetransferofincomefrom

（a）domesticproducerstodomesticbuyers.

（b）domesticbuyerstodomesticproducers.

（c）domesticproducerstodomesticgovernment.

（d）domesticgovernmenttodomesticconsumers.

（e）Noneoftheabove.Answer:

B

19.Theprinciplebenefitoftariffprotectiongoesto

（a）domesticconsumersofthegoodproduced.

（b）foreignconsumersofthegoodproduced.

（c）domesticproducersofthegoodproduced.

（d）foreignproducersofthegoodproduced.

（e）Noneoftheabove.

Answer:

C

20.Asglobalizationtendstoincreasetheproportionofimportedinputsrelativetodomesticallysuppliedcomponents,

（a）thenominaltariffautomaticallyincreases.

（b）therateof（effective）protectionautomaticallydecreases.

（c）thenominaltariffautomaticallydecreases.

（d）therateof（effective）protectionautomaticallyincreases.

（e）Noneoftheabove.

Answer:

D

21.Whichofthefollowingpoliciespermitsaspecifiedquantityofgoodstobeimportedatonetariffrateandahighertariffratetoimportsabovethisquantity?

（a）Importtariff

（b）Voluntaryexportsrestraint

（c）Tariffquota

（d）Advalorumtariff

（e）Noneoftheabove.

Answer:

C

22.Shouldthehomecountrybe“large”relativetoitstradepartners,itsimpositionofatariffonimportswouldleadtoanincreaseindomesticwelfareifthetermsofthetraderectangleexceedthesumofthe

（a）revenueeffectplusredistributioneffect.

（b）protectiveeffectplusrevenueeffect.

（c）consumptioneffectplusredistributioneffect.

（d）protectivedistortioneffectplusconsumptiondistortioneffect.

（e）Noneoftheabove.

Answer:

D

23.Aproblemencounteredwhenimplementingan“infantindustry”tariffisthat

（a）domesticconsumerswillpurchasetheforeigngoodregardlessofthetariff.

（b）theindustrymaynever“mature.”

（c）mostindustriesrequiretariffprotectionwhentheyaremature.

（d）thetariffmayhurttheindustryestics'alessd.om

（e）Noneoftheabove.

Answer:

B

24.Whichofthefollowingisafixedpercentageofthevalueofanimportedproduct?

（a）Specifictariff

（b）Advaloremtariff

（c）Nominaltariff

（d）Effectiveprotectiontariff

（e）Noneoftheabove.

Answer:

B

25.Ataxof20centsperunitofimportedgarlicisanexampleofa（n）

（a）specifictariff.

（b）advaloremtariff.

（c）nominaltariff.

（d）effectiveprotectiontariff.

（e）Noneoftheabove.Answer:

A

26.Ataxof20percentperunitofimportedgarlicisanexampleofa（n）

（a）specifictariff.

（b）advaloremtariff.

（c）nominaltariff.

（d）effectiveprotectiontariff.

（e）Noneoftheabove.Answer:

B

27.WhichtypeoftariffisforbiddenintheUnitedStatesonConstitutionalgrounds?

（a）Importtariff

（b）Exporttariff

（c）Specifictariff

（d）Prohibitivetariff

（e）Noneoftheabove.

Answer:

B

28.Thedeadweightlossofatariff

（a）isasociallossbecauseitpromotesinefficientuseofnationalresources.

（b）isasociallossbecauseitreducestherevenueofthegovernment.

（c）isnotasociallossbecauseitmerelyredistributesrevenuefromonesectortoanother.

（d）isnotasociallossbacuaseitispaidforbyrichcorporations.

（e）Noneoftheabove.Answer:

A

29.Tariffsarenotdefendedonthegroundthatthey

（a）improvethetermsoftradeofforeignnations.

（b）protectjobsandreduceunemployment.

（c）promotegrowthanddevelopmentofyoungindustries.

（d）preventover-dependenceofacountryononlyafewindustries.

（e）Noneoftheabove.Answer:

A

30.Themostvocalpoliticalpressurefortariffsisgenerallymadeby

（a）consumerslobbyingforexporttariffs.

（b）consumerslobbyingforimporttariffs.

（c）consumerslobbyingforlowerimporttariffs.

（d）producerslobbyingforexporttariffs.

（e）producerslobbyingforimporttariffs.

Answer:

E

31.Apolicyoftariffreductioninthecomputerindustryis

（a）intheinterestoftheUnitedStatesasawholeandintheinterestofcomputerproducingregionsofthecountry.