The Invocation of Beggar-Thy-Neighbor Arguments with Respect to Industrial Policies

question 10

Multiple Choice

The invocation of beggar-thy-neighbor arguments with respect to industrial policies

• A) strengthens the argument for subsidies.
• B) makes sense if the international Keynesian multipliers exceed unity.
• C) applies only to rich countries most of whose trade partners are very poor countries.
• D) weakens the argument for subsidies.
• E) does not apply to rich countries who can influence relative world prices.

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