2. The world price of wine is below the price that would prevail in Canada in the...

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2. The world price of wine is below the price that would prevail in Canada in the absence of trade.

a. Assuming that Canadian imports of wine are a small part of total world wine production, draw a graph for the Canadian market for wine under free trade. Identify consumer surplus, producer surplus, and total surplus in an appropriate table.

b. Now suppose that an unusual shift of the Gulf Stream leads to an unseasonably cold summer in Europe, destroying much of the grape harvest there. What effect does this shock have on the world price of wine? Using your graph and table from part (a), show the effect on consumer surplus, producer sur-

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Essentials Of Economics

ISBN: 9780324590029

5th Edition

Authors: N. Gregory Mankiw

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