-The Domestic Demand Curve,domestic Supply Curve,and World Supply Curves for a Good

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Essay

-The domestic demand curve,domestic supply curve,and world supply curves for a good are given in the above figure.All the curves are linear.Initially,the country allows imports.Then imports are banned.Calculate how consumer and producer surplus change because of the ban.Is the country better off with the ban on imports? Why?

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