If the United States imposes a tariff of $1 per imported shirt, the higher tariff

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A tariff on imported shirts would raise the cost of these shirts to importers, who are likely to pass at least some of this cost increase on to U.S. consumers in the form of higher prices. This makes imported shirts more expensive, which does not benefit U.S. shirt consumers nor does it increase imports; it typically reduces them or keeps them at the same level, depending on the elasticity of demand.

If the United States Imposes a Tariff of $1 Per