The (False) Idea That an Industry Should Be Protected Because

question 148

Multiple Choice

The (false) idea that an industry should be protected because of learning-by-doing until it is large enough to compete successfully in world markets is the ________ argument for protection.

• A) cheap foreign labor
• B) infant industry
• C) dumping
• D) comparative advantage

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