Consider a world with two factors of production, namely capital and labour, and where countries engage in free trade as per the Heckscher Ohlin framework. If a capital-abundant small country imposes an import tariff of 20% then we would expect its:
A. Wage will increase
B. Rental will increase
C. Wage will decrease
D. Rental will decrease
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This question is on Tariffs: welfare effects, optimum tariff and incidence, part of Trade policy: tariffs, quotas and protection in International Economics.
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