Economics (Irwin Economics)
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Suppose that one country (Country A) subsidizes its exports and the other country (Country B) imposes a "countervailing" tariff that offsets its effect, so that in the end relative prices in the second
country are unchanged. What happens to the terms of trade? What about welfare in the two countries?
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