Which of the Following Is the Most Important Reason Why

question 144

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the most important reason why some countries subsidize high-tech industries (such as wide-body airplanes) ?

• A) Their political influence generates rent-seeking payoffs from their governments.
• B) Their governments believe that high-tech industries should receive infant industry protection.
• C) Their governments believe that high-tech industries create positive externalities to other industries.
• D) High-tech industrial imports are often dumped and subject to antidumping duties.

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