Suppose a Nation Is Considering Two Alternative Policies to Protect

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Essay

Suppose a nation is considering two alternative policies to protect a domestic industry from world trade.The two policies are an import quota of X units and a per-unit tariff that would reduce imports to X units.Though both policies would result in only X imported units of this good, there is a fundamental difference in the outcome.Explain this difference.

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