Suppose that when a country opens to free trade in a good, the price of that good rises from $10 to $15.  As a result, the domestic quantity supplied rises from 1,000 to 1,020 and the domestic quantity demanded falls from 1,000 to 500.  What are the gains from trade?  Assume linear domestic supply and demand curves.

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Suppose that when a country opens to free trade in a good, the price of that good rises from $10 to $15.  As a result, the domestic quantity supplied rises from 1,000 to 1,020 and the domestic quantity demanded falls from 1,000 to 500.  What are the gains from trade?  Assume linear domestic supply and demand curves.

 

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