Briefly Discuss Different Methods of Allocating Quota Licenses to the Importers

question 41

Essay

Briefly discuss different methods of allocating quota licenses to the importers by the government. Also explain the inefficiency implications of each method.

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Definitions:

Marginal Revenue Product (MRP)

The additional revenue generated from using one more unit of a factor of production, holding all other factors constant.

Diminishing Returns

A principle stating that as an additional unit of a factor of production is added, while other factors are held constant, the incremental increase in output will eventually decrease.

Nonreproducible

Refers to goods or assets that cannot be exactly replicated or duplicated, often due to uniqueness or specific characteristics.

Single-Tax Movement

The political efforts by followers of Henry George (1839–1897) to impose a single tax on the value of land and eliminate all other taxes.