Let’s apply the general equilibrium set up to discuss the on-going trade war between the U.S. and China.   Draw a PPF for China to show the production possibilities of ‘DVD players’ and ‘solar panels’. Label all the curves, axes and lines appropriately. Think that both China and the U.S. are consumers of ‘DVD player’ and ‘solar panels’. Modify the graph to show the competitive equilibrium in both production and consumption [using Edgeworth box] for the two countries. Tariff on ‘solar panels’ imposed by the U.S. increases the supply price. Assuming that the PPF also represents the supply, show on the graph you have drawn the impact of tariff on the equilibrium in production and consumption [tariff affects consumption through production] in the two countries. Explain your answer.

Draw a new curve, on the same graph, reflecting what the PPC might look like if new production technology is invented to speed up production in both industries. Combination Bananas metric tons (X axis) Coffee metric tons (Y axis) A 20,000 0 B 18,000 11,000 C 14,000 20,000 D 8,000 27,000 E 0 30,000

***Please look at the screenshot for graphs*** Fill in the charts below with values based on the two Production Possibilities Frontiers above. Motor Vehicle Production in the United States (in millions) Cars Trucks                                0                    4                      0     Motor Vehicle Production in Mexico (in millions) Cars Trucks                             0                              2                           0   Which country has the absolute advantage in producing cars?  Which country has the absolute advantage in producing trucks?  Which country has the comparative advantage in producing cars?  Which country has the comparative advantage in producing trucks?  Should these two countries trade?  Why or Why not?

4. Specialization and trade When a country has a comparative advantage in the production of a good, it means that it can produce this good at a lower opportunity cost than its trading partner. Then the country will specialize in the production of this good and trade it for other goods. The following graphs show the production possibilities frontiers (PPFS) for Yosemite and Denali. Both countries produce peas and pistachios, each initially (i.e., before specialization and trade) producing 24 million pounds of peas and 12 million pounds of pistachios, as indicated by the grey stars marked with the letter A. PISTACHIOS (Millions of pounds) 64 56 48 40 32 24 16 8 0 0 PPF 8 Yosemite 24, 12 16 24 32 40 48 PEAS (Millions of pounds) 56 64 ? PISTACHIOS (Millions of pounds) 64 56 48 40 32 24 16 8 0 0 PPF 8 Denali 16 24 32 40 48 PEAS (Millions of pounds) 56 64 Yosemite has a comparative advantage in the production of while Denali has a comparative advantage in the production of . Suppose that…

Consider the PPF of a country with movies on the horizontal axis and computers on the vertical axis. Show the effects of each of the following:  War results in a loss of life for one in eight prime-age males

Q3. Under What circumstances the PPF would shift outward?

Suppose that Spain and Switzerland both produce oil and cheese. Spain's opportunity cost of producing a pound of cheese is 4 barrels of oil while Switzerland's opportunity cost of producing a pound of cheese is 10 barrels of oil. By comparing the opportunity cost of producing cheese in the two countries, you can tell that    has a comparative advantage in the production of cheese and    has a comparative advantage in the production of oil.   Suppose that Spain and Switzerland consider trading cheese and oil with each other. Spain can gain from specialization and trade as long as it receives more than    of oil for each pound of cheese it exports to Switzerland. Similarly, Switzerland can gain from trade as long as it receives more than    of cheese for each barrel of oil it exports to Spain.   Based on your answer to the last question, which of the following prices of trade (that is, price of cheese in terms of oil) would allow both Switzerland and Spain to gain from…

Suppose now that Sylvania has a comparative advantage in the production of coffee. Again, Maldonia and Sylvania exchange 12 million pounds of lemons for 12 million pounds of coffee. The following graph shows the PPF for Sylvania, as well as its initial consumption at point A. Place a black point (cross symbol) on the following graph to indicate Sylvania's consumption after trade. 48 2 42 COFFEE (Millions of pounds) 38 PPF 30 24 18 122 O 0 6 12 Sylvania A 38 42 48 24 30 18 LEMONS (Millions of pounds) + Consumption After Trade ? <--Do graph After trade, Sylvania consumes million pounds of lemons as well as million pounds of coffee. 9, 12, 18, 24 9, 12, 18, 24 True or False: Without engaging in international trade, Maldonia and Sylvaniawould not have been able to consume at the after-trade consumption bundles. (Hint: Base this question on the answers you previously entered on this page.) O True O False

Suppose the United States and Mexico both produce hamburgers and tacos. The combinations of the two goods that each country can produce in one day are presented in the table below. United States Mexico Hamburgers (in tons) Tacos (in tons) Hamburgers (in tons) Tacos (in tons) 162 135 90 108 18 90 180 54 36 45 270 54 Which country has an absolute advantage in producing tacos? The United States Which country has a comparative advantage in producing tacos? Mexico Suppose the United States is currently producing 180 tons of hamburgers and 54 tons of tacos and Mexico is currently producing 36 tons of hamburgers and 45 tons of tacos. If the United States and Mexico each specialize in producing only one good (the good for which each has a comparative advantage), then a total of additional ton(s) of hamburgers can be produced for the two countries combined (enter a numeric response using an integer)

Consider two countries, Home and Foreign. In the figure below, the import demand ("IDHome") curve depicts Home's demand for Foreign's flash drives, and the import supply curve ("ISForeign") depicts Foreign's supply of flash drives to Home. Assume Home is a "large" country that levies a tariff against Foreign imports of flash drives, thereby shifting the relevant supply curve from ISForeign to ISForeign +t. For the following questions, please refer to the figure below. P $30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 15-- 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 ISForeign +t 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 22 24 26 28 ISForeign IDHome 30 Q With free trade, Home's consumer surplus equals $112.50 and Foreign's producer surplus equals $112.50. With a tariff of $ 12 per flash drive, Home's consumer surplus equals $72, Foreign's producer surplus equals $ 36, Home's tariff revenue equals $72, and Home's deadweight loss equals $45. Of the Home's tariff revenue, $36 comes from Foreign's producers, and the rest comes from Home's consumers.…