'Tariffs Are Needed to Reduce Imports During Times of Recession

question 105

Multiple Choice

'Tariffs are needed to reduce imports during times of recession in order to increase domestic output.' This statement would be most closely associated with which argument for restricting trade?

• A)the jobs argument
• B)the infant industry argument
• C)the national security argument
• D)the unfair competition argument

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Definitions:

Intermolecular Force

The forces of attraction or repulsion which act between neighboring particles (atoms, molecules, or ions).

Dispersion Forces

Weak forces resulting from temporary polarization of molecules due to the movement of electrons, also known as London dispersion forces.

Van Der Waals

Weak forces of attraction between molecules, named after Dutch physicist Johannes Diderik van der Waals, significant in the properties of gases and liquids.

Dipole-Dipole Forces

Intermolecular forces between two polar molecules due to the positive and negative poles attracting each other.