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Domestic
supply
Consumer
surplus
Equilibrium
price Producer
surplus
Domestic
demand
0 Equilibrium Quantity
quantity of Steel
© 2007 Thomson South-Western
The Equilibrium Without Trade
• Results:
• Domestic price adjusts to balance demand and
supply.
• The sum of consumer and producer surplus
measures the total benefits that buyers and sellers
receive.
Price Domestic
after supply
trade World
price
Price
before
trade
Domestic
Exports demand
0
Domestic Domestic Quantity
quantity quantity of Steel
demanded supplied © 2007 Thomson South-Western
Figure 2 International Trade in an Exporting Country
Price
of Steel
Domestic
Price supply
after A Exports
trade World
B D price
Price
before
C
trade
Domestic
demand
0 Quantity
of Steel
© 2007 Thomson South-Western
Figure 2 International Trade in an Exporting Country
Price
of Steel
Consumer surplus
Consumer
surplustrade
before after trade
Domestic
Price supply
after A Exports
trade World
BB D price
Price
before
C
C
trade
Producer surplus
after
beforetrade
trade Domestic
demand
0 Quantity
of Steel
© 2007 Thomson South-Western
How Free Trade Affects Welfare in an Exporting Country
Domestic
supply
Price
before
trade
Price World
after price
trade
Domestic
Imports
demand
0 Domestic Domestic Quantity
quantity quantity of Steel
supplied demanded © 2007 Thomson South-Western
Figure 3 International Trade in an Importing Country
Price
of Steel
Consumer surplus
before trade
Domestic
supply
A
Price
before trade B D
Price World
after trade C price
Imports
Producer surplus Domestic
before trade demand
0 Quantity
of Steel
© 2007 Thomson South-Western
Figure 3 International Trade in an Importing Country
Price
of Steel
Consumer surplus
after trade Domestic
supply
A
Price
before trade BB D
Price World
after trade C price
Imports
Producer surplus Domestic
after trade demand
0 Quantity
of Steel
© 2007 Thomson South-Western
How Free Trade Affects Welfare in an Importing Country
Domestic
supply
Equilibrium
without trade
Price
with tariff Tariff
Price World
without tariff Imports price
Domestic
with tariff
demand
S S D D
0 Q Q Q Q Quantity
of Steel
Imports
without tariff © 2007 Thomson South-Western
Figure 4 The Effects of a Tariff
Price
of Steel
Consumer surplus
before tariff Domestic
supply
Producer
surplus Equilibrium
before tariff without trade
Price World
without tariff price
Domestic
demand
S D
0 Q Q Quantity
of Steel
Imports
without tariff © 2007 Thomson South-Western
Figure 4 The Effects of a Tariff
Price
of Steel
Consumer surplus
after tariff Domestic
supply
A
Equilibrium
without trade
B
Price
with tariff Tariff
Price World
without tariff Imports price
Domestic
with tariff
demand
S S D D
0 Q Q Q Q Quantity
of Steel
Imports
without tariff © 2007 Thomson South-Western
Figure 4 The Effects of a Tariff
Price
of Steel
Domestic
supply
Producer
surplus Equilibrium
after tariff without trade
Price
with tariff C Tariff
Price World
without tariff G Imports price
Domestic
with tariff
demand
S S D D
0 Q Q Q Q Quantity
of Steel
Imports
without tariff © 2007 Thomson South-Western
Figure 4 The Effects of a Tariff
Price
of Steel
Domestic
supply
Tariff Revenue
Price
with tariff Tariff
E
Price World
without tariff Imports price
Domestic
with tariff
demand
S S D D
0 Q Q Q Q Quantity
of Steel
Imports
without tariff © 2007 Thomson South-Western
Figure 4 The Effects of a Tariff
Price
of Steel
Producer surplus A
Deadweight Loss
B
Price
with tariff C Tariff
D E F
Price World
without tariff G Imports price
Domestic
with tariff
demand
S S D D
0 Q Q Q Q Quantity
of Steel
Imports
without tariff © 2007 Thomson South-Western
The Effects of a Tariff
Equilibrium
without trade
Domestic
Quota
supply
+
Import supply
Isolandian
price with
Equilibrium
quota
with quota
Price
World World
without =
price Imports price
quota Domestic
with quota
demand
S S D D
0 Q Q Q Q Quantity
of Steel
Imports
without quota © 2007 Thomson South-Western
The Effects of an Import Quota
Price
of Steel
Consumer surplus after quota
Equilibrium
without trade
Domestic
Quota
supply
A
+
Import supply
Isolandian
price with B
Equilibrium
quota
with quota
C D E'
Price E" F
World World
without =
price G Imports price
quota Domestic
with quota
demand
S S D D
0 Q Q Q Q Quantity
Producer surplus of Steel
after quota Imports
without quota © 2007 Thomson South-Western
The Effects of an Import Quota