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2. Why do economists believe that a a tariff is better than an import quota? (Actually...

2. Why do economists believe that a a tariff is better than an import quota? (Actually most economists do not like either!)

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Though both the tariffs and the quota increase the deadweight loss in the economy quotas affect the benefit even more than the tariffs.

With both the tariff and quota the price of the local and imported goods increase but with a tariff in the place the imported good generate the revenue for the government. Whereas in the case of quota the revenue is not with the revenue but the firm or the person allowed to import the goods. The license to import can be given on a first come and first serve basis or just auctioned away in any of the cases the revenue earned by the government is less and it might lead to a rent-seeking behavior increasing the corruption.  

Tariff, on the other hand, will ensure a continuous revenue earning for the government on every imported product. In case of a quota, the inefficient firm will also increase the production beyond the quota limit which also harms the efficiency level in the economy.

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