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# Merchant-Carrier
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## Definition
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A trader who imports foreign corn into a country specifically to export it
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again, using the nation as a temporary storage and distribution point for
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international trade.
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## Source Chapter
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Book IV, Chapter 5
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## Context
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Smith discusses how bounties and trade restrictions affect the merchant-carrier
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trade, noting that while it doesn't directly supply the home market, it can
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indirectly contribute to market stability through international distribution.
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## Economic Domain
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Exchange
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