Foreign Direct Investment in Ireland's Economy
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What is the result of FDI in Ireland's Pharmaceuticals industry?

  • Employment contracts
  • The industry shuts down
  • No change in employment
  • Employment expands (correct)

How does the FDI influence the nominal wage in Ireland?

  • The change in nominal wage is ambiguous
  • The nominal wage increases (correct)
  • The nominal wage remains the same
  • The nominal wage decreases

What happens to the marginal product of Labor after immigration from Poland?

  • The marginal product of Labor decreases (correct)
  • The marginal product of Capital increases
  • The marginal product of Labor increases
  • The marginal product of Labor remains the same

What is the result of FDI in Ireland's Beer industry?

<p>Employment contracts (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between Labor and R&D Labs in the production of Pharmaceuticals?

<p>Labor and R&amp;D Labs are complements (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of immigration from Poland on the real wage in Ireland?

<p>The change in real wage is ambiguous (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the marginal product of Labor and Capital when a certain phenomenon occurs?

<p>The marginal product of Labor falls, and the marginal product of Capital rises (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is called when countries specialize in different varieties of the same type of product and trade them?

<p>Intra-industry trade (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What opportunity does international trade allow a monopolistically competitive firm in the long run?

<p>Produce more output and reduce its average costs (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the monopoly profits of the firm if it only sells in the domestic market?

<p>$250 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Should the firm enter the foreign market?

<p>Yes, because it can increase its monopoly profits (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the extra monopoly profits that the firm will earn if it enters the foreign market?

<p>$125 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of dumping in a foreign market?

<p>Selling to the foreign market below its domestic price (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of the tariff on the producer surplus in the Home country?

<p>It increases by $64. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the amount of government revenue generated due to the tariff?

<p>$48 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the deadweight loss due to the tariff?

<p>$12 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many stages of production are involved in the production of TVs?

<p>3 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the only raw material required for the production of TVs?

<p>Copper (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What would be the consequence of the transportation costs being high in the UK?

<p>The company would start sourcing copper from the UK (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary effect of the import quota on the US textile market?

<p>Increase in domestic textile production (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the graph illustrates after the import quota is imposed?

<p>An increase in the quota rents (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the freetrade amount of imports and the import quota q?

<p>q is less than the freetrade amount of imports (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What would happen to the textile imports into the US after the import quota is imposed?

<p>The textile imports would decrease (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the import quota in the context of the problem?

<p>To limit the amount of textile imports (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the revenue that the government gets from auctioning off the right to import textiles into the U.S.?

<p>Area d (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the net change in welfare as a result of the import quota if the foreign producers are able to sell to the U.S at the prevailing U.S. domestic price?

<p>Area a - Area b - Area c (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the net change in welfare as a result of the import quota compare between the two scenarios?

<p>The net change in welfare is lower when the foreign producers are able to sell at the prevailing U.S. domestic price (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the area on the graph that represents the revenue generated by the government from the import quota?

<p>Area d (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of the import quota on the domestic price of textiles in the U.S.?

<p>The domestic price increases (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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