Explain tariffs

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Tariffs, import quotas, and export subsidies are the three sets of tools that governments commonly use to restrict international trade to protect domestic producers from foreign competition.

(a) Briefly define and explain tariffs.

(b) Briefly define and explain import quotas.

(c) Briefly define and explain export subsidies.

(d) Briefly describe an example in the construction industry that illustrates both the implementation and the effect of any ONE of the three sets of tools.

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