trade distortion

Definition

Economics

• A policy that alters the amount of trade, up or down, from what it would otherwise be. Agricultural subsidies, even if not based on quantity of exports, are trade distorting unless they are paid independently of whether and how much farmers produce.

Nearby Definitions of “trade distortion”

• trade deficit
• Trade Descriptions Act
• trade directory
• trade discount
• trade dispute
• trade distortion
• trade diversion
• trade facilitation
• trade fair
• trade-in price
• trade in services

Contexts for “trade distortion”

1 definition in context
• Economics