Several arguments are advanced to justify a policy of protection. Haberler has classified these arguments into two groups: 1. Economic Arguments 2. Non-Economic Arguments. These arguments are analysed below: 1. Economic Arguments: The principal economic arguments in support of a protectionist commercial policy are as follows: (i) Infant Industry Argument: The most effective, accepted and sustained argument in support of [...]
The terms of trade among the trading countries are affected by several factors. Some prominent factors out of them are discussed below: Factor # 1. Reciprocal Demand: The reciprocal demand signifies the intensity of demand for the product of one country by the other. If the demand for cloth, exportable commodity of country A, is more intense (or inelastic) in [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Meaning and Measurement of Gains from Trade 2. Gains from Trade for Large and Small Country 3. Potential and Actual Gain 4. Free Trade vs. No Trade 5. Static and Dynamic Gains. Meaning and Measurement of Gains from Trade: Just as two traders in the same country enter into exchange for the [...]