Exam 4: Trade and Resources: the Heckscher-Ohlin Model

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A) Is the United States a net exporter or importer of agricultural products? B) Consider an HO model with arable land as one of the two resources.Are the model's predictions consistent with the data presented in the text?

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SCENARIO: FRANCE AND ITALY (1) France and Italy only trade with each other; (2) each Produces wine and bread; (3) The production of bread is Relatively capital intensive, and the production of wine is Relatively labor intensive, and (4) France is relatively Abundant in capital, while Italy is relatively abundant in Labor. Reference: Ref 4­6 (Scenario: France and Italy) Which of the following Statements is CORRECT?

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The Heckscher­Ohlin model of international trade uses _____ and ______ to explain trade patterns.

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  (Table: Factor Use in Trade) In the hypothetical economy Provided in the table, what is the capital­to­labor ratio for Imports? (Table: Factor Use in Trade) In the hypothetical economy Provided in the table, what is the capital­to­labor ratio for Imports?

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Leontief found that:

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There are many real­life examples of factor­intensity Differences across the same industries in different nations. How does the Heckscher­Ohlin model handle this?

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Table: Data on Suburbia Use this table, which represents autarkic and free trade Production and consumption and resource usage for Suburbia, to answer the following question(s). Table: Data on Suburbia Use this table, which represents autarkic and free trade Production and consumption and resource usage for Suburbia, to answer the following question(s).     (Table: Data on Suburbia) Which of the following statement Is CORRECT? Table: Data on Suburbia Use this table, which represents autarkic and free trade Production and consumption and resource usage for Suburbia, to answer the following question(s).     (Table: Data on Suburbia) Which of the following statement Is CORRECT? (Table: Data on Suburbia) Which of the following statement Is CORRECT?

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The conclusion that a labor­abundant country exports the Good using labor intensively in production and a capital­ Abundant country exports the good using capital intensively In production is known as:

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Leontief suggested that his results were not a paradox once We account for differences in:

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  (Table: Data on Suburbia) What is the ratio of total capital To total labor in Suburbia? (Table: Data on Suburbia) What is the ratio of total capital To total labor in Suburbia?

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Economist Wassily Leontief tested the Heckscher­Ohlin Model to determine whether it correctly predicted the Capital and labor content of imports and exports of:

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Suppose Portugal has 700 workers and 26,000 units of Capital, and France has 18,000 workers and 700 units of Capital.Technology is identical in both countries.Assume That wine is the capital­intensive good and cloth is the Labor­intensive good.Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

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Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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Why is the PPF bowed out in the Heckscher­Ohlin model?

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The Heckscher­Ohlin model assumes that factors of Production can move freely _______, but cannot move _______.

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Surveys have found that ____________ are the strongest Proponents of placing limits on imports.

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Suppose that country 1 is capital abundant relative to Country 2.Both produce two goods (X and Y).Factor­ Intensity reversal occurs whenever:

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Suppose the information given in the following table is for a country with abundant labor.Does this information indicate that the country's trade pattern violates the HO model? Suppose the information given in the following table is for a country with abundant labor.Does this information indicate that the country's trade pattern violates the HO model?

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If agriculture is a capital­intensive industry in the United States and a labor­intensive industry in India, then:

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Figure: A Country's Before and After Trade Equilibria Figure: A Country's Before and After Trade Equilibria   (Figure: A Country's Before and After Trade Equilibria) How Many shoes will this nation export? (Figure: A Country's Before and After Trade Equilibria) How Many shoes will this nation export?

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