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Tariffs are taxes on imported products. Governments impose them in order to discourage consumers from purchasing imported products and/or to raise revenue. 

Tariffs can be ad-valorem (% t...

The term market failure describes the failure of the market system to allocate resources effectively. It takes place when the quantity of a product demanded by consumers is not equal t...

In some circumstances, yes. The introduction of a labour union that fights to gain higher wages by using group bargaining tactics could create a minimum wage floor above the pre-existing market equilib...

It's a common misconception that more diagrams are always better. In fact, a diagram that is ill-defined or poorly linked to the question will not add anything to your answer and it can demonstrate a l...

Goods can be classfied as either normal or inferior when we examine how a change in income of a consumer affects how much of agiven good they choose to consume.

In most circumstances one ...