The Authors of the Text Believe That

question 45

Multiple Choice

The authors of the text believe that

• A) second-best policy is worse than optimal policy.
• B) special interest groups generally enhance national welfare.
• C) national welfare is likely to be enhanced by the imposition of an optimal tariff.
• D) market failure arguments tend to support free-trade policy.
• E) there is no such thing as national welfare.

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