absolute quota

(noun)

A limitation of the quantity of certain goods that may enter commerce during a specific period.

Related Terms

  • quota
  • tariff-rate quota

Examples of absolute quota in the following topics:

  • Quotas

    • Quotas are limitations on imported goods, come in an absolute or tariff-rate varieties, and affect supply in the domestic economy.
    • There are two main types of import quota: the absolute quota and the tariff-rate quota.
    • An absolute quota is a limit on the quantity of specific goods that may enter a country during a certain time period.
    • An absolute quota may also be set selectively for certain countries.
    • As an example, suppose an absolute, global quota for pens is set at 50 million.
  • Absolute Value

    • Absolute value can be thought of as the distance of a real number from zero.
    • For example, the absolute value of 5 is 5, and the absolute value of −5 is also 5, because both numbers are the same distance from 0.
    • The term "absolute value" has been used in this sense since at least 1806 in French and 1857 in English.
    • Other names for absolute value include "numerical value," "modulus," and "magnitude."
    • The absolute values of 5 and -5 shown on a number line.
  • Equations with Absolute Value

    • To solve an equation with an absolute value, first isolate the absolute value, and then solve for the positive and negative cases.
    • The absolute value of $-5$ is $5$, and the absolute value of $5$ is also $5$, since both $-5$ and $5$ are $5$ units away from $0$.
    • The following steps describe how to solve an absolute value equation:
    • The absolute value of a real number may be thought of as its distance from zero.
    • Break down an absolute value equation into two equations to solve for the variable
  • Defining Absolute Advantage

    • A country has an absolute advantage in the production of a good when it can produce it more efficiently than other countries.
    • Absolute advantage refers to the ability of a country to produce a good more efficiently that other countries.
    • A country with an absolute advantage can sell the good for less than a country that does not have the absolute advantage.
    • Party B has an absolute advantage in producing widgets.
    • China can produce such goods more efficiently, which gives it an absolute advantage relative to many countries.
  • Sensory Absolute Thresholds

    • The absolute threshold is the lowest intensity at which a stimulus can be detected.
    • Smell is not the only sense with absolute thresholds.
    • Every sense has an absolute threshold.
    • Expectations can also affect the absolute threshold.
    • Light at the end of the tunnel: the absolute threshold for vision
  • Promoting Free Trade

    • Government can promote free trade by reducing tariffs, quotas, and non-tariff barriers.
    • Free trade is a policy by which a government does not discriminate against imports or interfere with exports by applying tariffs (to imports), subsidies (to exports), or quotas.
    • Tariffs and quotas are explicit government policies that are designed to protect domestic producers, even if they are not the most efficient producers .
    • In addition to tariffs and quotas, there are a number of other barriers to free trade that countries use.
    • NTBs act just like tariffs and quotas in that they are barriers to free trade.
  • Absolute Zero

    • Absolute zerois the coldest possible temperature.
    • Absolute zero is universal in the sense that all matteris in ground state at this temperature .
    • The uncertainty principle states that the position of a particle cannot be determined with absolute precision; therefore a particle is in motion even if it is at absolute zero, and a ground state still carries a minimal amount of kinetic energy.
    • The zero point of a thermodynamic temperature scale, such as the Kelvin scale, is set at absolute zero.
    • Explain why absolute zero is a natural choice as the null point for a temperature unit system
  • Constitutional Issues and Compromises

    • Each of the states would be represented in proportion to their "Quotas of contribution, or to the number of free inhabitants."
    • The plan also gave the Governor, an executive elected by electors for a life-term of service, an absolute veto over bills.
  • Quotas

    • To prevent over-fishing, a negative externality, governments may impose individual fishing quotas (IFQs), which set an allowable catch limit for fisheries.
    • To address the problem of negative externalities, governments may use a quota system to try and limit them.
    • In a quota system, the negative externality is capped at a certain amount.
    • In the example of pollution, the government may put a quota on the amount of pollution a factory can produce by issuing tradable permits.
  • Absolute Advantage and the Balance of Trade

    • Absolute advantage and balance of trade are two important aspects of international trade that affect countries and organizations.
    • Absolute advantage and balance of trade are two important aspects of international trade that affect countries and organizations .
    • Adam Smith first described the principle of absolute advantage in the context of international trade, using labor as the only input.
    • Since absolute advantage is determined by a simple comparison of labor productivities, it is possible for a party to have no absolute advantage in anything; in that case, according to the theory of absolute advantage, no trade will occur with the other party.
    • The European Free Trade Agreement has helped countries international trade without worrying about absolute advantage and increases net exports.
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