ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Countries sometimes impose quotas on specific products to reduce imports and increase domestic production. In theory, quotas boost domestic production by restricting foreign competition. Government programs that implement quotas are often referred to as protectionism policies.

Detailed explanation-2: -The main types of trade barriers used by countries seeking a protectionist policy or as a form of retaliatory trade barriers are subsidies, standardization, tariffs, quotas, and licenses.

Detailed explanation-3: -A quota, a type of trade barrier, is a restriction on the quantity that can import into a country. Quotas and Tariffs are effectively the same except that governments collect revenue from tariffs, while exporting firms can collect extra revenue from quotas.

Detailed explanation-4: -A nontariff barrier is a trade restriction–such as a quota, embargo or sanction–that countries use to further their political and economic goals. Countries usually opt for nontariff barriers (rather than traditional tariffs) in international trade.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tariffs are a tax on imports. Quotas are a limit on the number of a certain good that can be imported from a certain country. Embargoes occur when one country bans trade with another country. More items