alleryStart learning →After a tariff, overall welfare of the importing country:
ARises by the tariff revenue
BFalls by deadweight losses
CIs unchanged by transfers
DDoubles with higher output
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Falls by deadweight losses
Part of the lost consumer surplus goes to nobody, so net welfare falls by the deadweight loss.
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