结构推理 Who gains and who losses from the imposition of a tariff on an imported good? How can it be determined whether the net gain from the tariff exceeds the net loss?
【正确答案】The government gains, because the tariff increases government revenues. Domestic producers gain, because the tariff gives them some protection against foreign competitors by increasing the cost of imported foreign goods. Consumers lose because they must pay more for certain imports. Whether the gains to the government and domestic producers exceeds the loss to consumers depends on various factors such as the amount of the tariff, the importance of the imported good to domestic consumers, the number of jobs saved in the protected industry, and so on.
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