A) The Country Focus in Chapter 7 discusses the Institute of International Economics study on "Estimating the Gains from Trade for America." Please summarize the study.
B) After summarizing the case study, answer the following questions:
1. What does the Institute for International Economics suggest about the benefits of free trade?
2.According to the Institute for International Economics study, a move toward free trade would cause disruption in employment. Is it still worth pursuing free trade if it means that some people lose their jobs?
3. The economic argument is that free trade makes everyone better off, but specific groups would be negatively affected. Ideally, one would have programs to make those individuals whole. Read the attached article by 2019 by Economics Nobel Prize Winners Banerjee and Duflo. If you were to advocate for a further trade liberalization, which of their policy instruments would you propose?