Jim Whitney Economics 131
 
Trade under domestic monopoly conditions: summary results

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    Comparing results, decide whether each of the following is consistently true or not. If so, briefly indicate why it is true. If not, state in a single sentence a general rule for when the statement will be false.
 
    1. Free trade raises domestic consumption of items that would otherwise be produced by domestic monopolies.
 
 
 
 
 
    2. Free trade raises domestic production of items that would otherwise be produced by domestic monopolies.
 
 
 
 
 
    3. Free trade results in imports of items that are produced under monopoly conditions without trade.
 
 
 
 
 
    4. The overall gains from trade are larger when an item would otherwise be produced under monopoly conditions rather than perfect competition.