Distortion


 

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Distortion

Any departure from the ideal of perfect competition that interferes with economic agents maximizing social welfare when they maximize their own. Includes taxes and subsidies, tariffs and NTBs, externalities, incomplete information, and imperfect competition.



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Domestic distortions argument for protection

Domestic distortions argument for protection

See second best argument.




 
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