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10 October, 20:18

Suppose country X currently does not produce widgets. Instead, it imports widgets from country Z. Then country X establishes a regional trade agreement with country Y. Following the formation of the regional trade agreement, it imports widgets from country Y. What has occurred?

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  1. 10 October, 22:02
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    There is trade diversion and a welfare loss for country X.

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    A trade diversion is created since country X no longer imports widgets from country Z and instead it imports them from country Y. Since country X started to import from country Y following the formation of a regional trade agreement it is losing welfare. This happens because country Z's widgets had a lower price but they were replaced due to the advantages given to country Y's widgets by the trade agreement.
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