Compare and contrast an import quota with an import tariff of equal magnitude. Use a diagram to illustrate your answer. Can the government ever capture the quota rent? If so, how?
In the diagram above, tariff raise world price from Pw to Pw + t while quota shift supply curve to its right to supply + quota.
Following the case, if the government is the owner of imported good, they can collect equal rent as tax revenue from tariff.
Equilibrium | Tariff | Quota | |
Quantity Demanded | Q* | C0 | C0 |
Quantity Supplied | Q* | B0 | B0 |
Imports | - | C0 - B0 | C0 - B0 |
Consumer Surplus | A | A + B + E + F | A + B + E + F |
Producer Surplus | B + C + D | C + D | C + D |
Government Revenue | - | H + K + I | H + K + I |
Deadweight Loss | - | G + J | G + J |
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