The Change in Welfare Attributed to the Terms of Trade

question 50

Multiple Choice

The change in welfare attributed to the terms of trade effect,when considered independently of changes in welfare associated with the decline in trade volume,will:

• A)reduce the nation's welfare
• B)increase the nation's welfare
• C)not change the nation's welfare
• D)have ambiguous outcomes with respect to gain or loss of welfare

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