Episode 35: Why do countries restrict trade?
What is a rate simply, a tariff is a tax it adds to the cost of imported goods and is one of several trade policies that countries can adopt.
Why are barriers tariff and trade are often used Tariffs created to protect infant industries and developing economies, but are also used by the most advanced economies with developed industries Here are five reasons prices are used.
The protection of domestic employment Perception of tariffs is often very politicized the possibility of increased competition from imports can threaten domestic industries These national companies can lay off workers or move production overseas to cut costs, which means that the rise in unemployment and a less happy electorate unemployment argument often changes to domestic industries complain cheap foreign labor and how poor working conditions and lack regulations allow foreign companies to produce goods at lower prices, but in the economy, countries will continue to produce goods until they are no longer a comparative advantage not to be confused with absolute advantage.
Consumer Protection A government may impose a tariff on products that it feels may threaten the population, for example, South Korea can put a tariff on imported beef from the United States if it thinks that products could be tainted with disease.
Infant industries The use of tariffs to protect nascent industries can be seen by the substitution strategy imports Industrialization ISI used by many developing countries, the government of a developing economy will charge customs duties on imported goods in industries where it wants to encourage growth which increases the price of imported goods and creates an internal market for products manufactured in the country while protecting the industries being forced by competitive prices it reduces unemployment and provides to developing countries to move agricultural products to finished products.
Critics of such protectionist strategy revolve around the cost of subsidizing the development of infant industries If an industry is growing without competition, it could wind up producing substandard goods, and subsidies needed to keep afloat industry supported by the state could undermine economic growth.
National security barriers are also used by developed countries to protect certain industries that are considered strategically important, such as support operations to the national security of the defense industries are often considered vital for the interests of the State and often have high levels of protection, for example, while Western Europe and the United States are industrialized, the two are very protective of companies focused on defense.
Retaliation Countries can also set prices as a technique of reprisal if they think that a business partner has not played by the rules, for example, if France believes that the United States has allowed its wine producers for call its sparkling wines produced in the Champagne country Named the Champagne region of France for too long, it can levy a tariff on imported US beef if the United States agreed to take action against the improper labeling, France is likely to stop its retaliation retaliation can also be used if a business partner is going to the objectives of the government's foreign policy.
Types of obstacles prices and trading There are several types of tariff barriers and that a government can use.
specific tariffs A fixed fee levied on a unit of imported goods is called a specific rate This rate may vary depending on the type of product imported, for example, a country may impose a tariff of 15 on each pair of shoes imported but 300 levy a tariff on each imported computer.
Ad Valorem Rates The ad valorem Latin expression is based on value, and this type of tariff is levied on a good basis on a percentage of the property value An example of an ad valorem tariff is a rate 15 perceived by Japan on US 15 car is a price increase on the value of the car, so a car now costs 10,000 11,500 Japanese consumers This price increase protect domestic producers against being undercut, but keeps prices artificially high for buyers of Japanese cars.
Licenses A license is granted to an undertaking by the government, and allows the company to import a certain type of property in the country, for example, there could be a restriction on imported cheeses and licenses would be granted to certain undertakings allowing them to act as importers This creates a restriction on competition, and price increases for consumers.
Import Quota An import quota is a restriction on the amount of property that can be imported This kind of barrier is often associated with the issuance of licenses For example, a country may place a quota on the volume of imported citrus is allowed.
Restrictions on voluntary export VER This type of trade barrier is voluntary in the sense that it is created by the exporting country rather than importing an A voluntary export restraints is generally perceived at the request of the importing country, and could be accompanied by a reciprocal VER for example, Brazil could place a VER export sugar in Canada, based on a request from Canada Canada could then place a VER export coal to Brazil This increases the price of coal and sugar, but protect domestic industries.
Local Content Requirement Instead of placing a quota on the number of products that can be imported, the government may require that a certain percentage of a good to be at the national level The restriction can be a percentage of the property itself, or percentage of the value of the property, such as a restriction on imports of computers could say that 25 of the parts used to manufacture computer are manufactured in the country, or can be said that 15 of the property value must come components manufactured in the country.
In the last section, we examine who benefits from rates and their impact on commodity prices.
Who Benefits Benefits rates are unequal because a tariff is a tax, the government will see an increase in revenue while imports entering the domestic market Domestic industries also benefit from a reduction in competition, since price imports are inflated Unfortunately for consumers - individual consumers and businesses - prices mean higher import higher prices of goods if the price of steel is inflated because of tariffs, consumers individual pay more for products using steel, and businesses pay more steel they use to manufacture products in short, tariffs and trade barriers tend to be pro-producer and anti-consumer.
The effect of tariff and trade barriers on businesses, consumers and government changes over short term time rising prices of goods can reduce consumption by consumers and by companies during this period, companies will benefit and the government will see an increase in revenue of long-term rights, companies can see a decrease in efficiency due to a lack of competition, and can also see a reduction benefits because of the emergence of substitutes for their products to the government, the long-term effect of subsidies is an increase in demand for public services, as prices rose, especially in food, leaving less income available for reading, see in Praise Of Trade deficits.
How can rates affect price rates increase prices of imported products therefore, domestic producers are forced to cut prices to increased competition, and domestic consumers are left paying higher prices because rates also reduce efficiency by enabling companies that would not exist in a more competitive market to remain open.
Figure 1 illustrates the effects of world trade without the presence of a tariff in the chart, DS means domestic supply and DD means domestic demand The price of products at home is at price P, while the world price P is the low price, domestic consumers consume a Qw value of goods, but because the country can produce up Qd, it must import QW-Qd value of goods.
When a price or other policy low price is in place, the effect is to raise prices and limit the volume of imports In Figure 2, the increase in prices of non-tariff P to P Because the price increased most domestic companies are willing to produce the good, if Qd moves right Qw This also moves left the overall effect is a decrease in imports, increasing domestic production and rising consumer prices to learn more about the movement of the balance due to changes in supply and demand, read Understanding Supply- side economics.
Rates and modern commerce the role that prices play in international trade has declined in modern times One of the main reasons for the decline is the establishment of international organizations to improve free trade, as World trade organization WTO These organizations make it harder for countries levy customs duties and taxes on imported goods, and can reduce the likelihood of retaliatory taxes therefore, countries have moved to non-tariff barriers such as quotas and export restrictions organizations like WTO attempt to reduce distortions in production and consumption created by fares These distortions are the result of domestic producers manufacture products because of inflated prices, and consumers to buy fewer goods because prices have risen for more on WTO efforts, read c e is the World Trade Organization.
Since the 1930s, many developed countries have reduced tariffs and trade barriers, which enhanced global integration and globalization brought multilateral agreements between governments increase the likelihood of tariff reduction, while the application binding agreements reduces uncertainty.
The Bottom Line The free trade benefits consumers through increased choice and lower prices, but because the global economy brings with it uncertainty, many governments impose tariffs and other trade barriers to protect the industry There is a delicate balance between the pursuit of efficiency and the need of the Government to ensure low unemployment.
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