Social regulations are policy tools designed to improve health, safety, and the environment, and can be necessary when markets fail to account for these issues themselves. Social regulations impact the behavior of firms across a variety of industries, including steel, energy, chemicals, and automobiles. In achieving their policy objectives of improved societal outcomes, these regulations can carry implications for international trade. Which of the following is a trade-impacting result of the 1975 U.S. energy conservation policy: corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards? Check all that apply. _ The enactment of CAFE standards left U.S. autoworkers more exposed to competition from foreign industry, adding to the employment issues already facing this depressed industry. , CAFE requirements not only resulted in increased environmental protection, but also protected the jobs of domestic autoworkers. _ By increasing domestic fuel requirements, CAFE standards effectively placed an export barrier on automobiles produced within the United States. 7 Due to relatively strict standards placed on the domestic auto manufacturing industry, automakers began importing foreign vehicles at a higher rate in order to comply with the new regulations. Large U.S. firms that sold both domestically produced and imported vehicles were required to satisfy CAFE requirements for both types of vehicles