Practice mode Non-Tariff Trade Barriers

When can the home government capture the revenue effect of an import quota?

Correct answer B. If quota licences are auctioned to the highest-bidding importing company

Explanation

Auctioning licences makes importers bid up to the value of the quota rent, transferring that scarcity revenue to the government.

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