The Potential for Trade Diversion Is Smaller When a Custom

question 163

True/False

The potential for trade diversion is smaller when a custom union's external tariff is lower rather than higher.

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Real Growth

Real growth refers to the expansion in the value of an economy's goods and services after adjusting for inflation, showing the true increase in economic output over time.

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