Exam 3: Labor Productivity and Comparative Advantage: The Ricardian Model
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Trade in a One-Factor World
-Given the information in the table above,if the world equilibrium price of widgets were 4 cloth,then

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In a two-country,two-product world,the statement "Germany enjoys a comparative advantage over France in autos relative to ships" is equivalent to
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Use the information in the table below to answer the following questions.
(a)Does either country have an absolute advantage in the production of wheat or beef? Explain.
(b)What is the opportunity cost of wheat in each country?
(c)What is the opportunity cost of beef in each country?
(d)Analyze comparative advantage and opportunities for trade between the U.S.and Argentina.

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-Given the information in the table above.If these two countries trade these two goods with each other in context of the Ricardian model of comparative advantage,what is the lower limit for the price of cloth?

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As a result of trade,specialization in the Ricardian model tends to be
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If a very small country trades with a very large country according to the Ricardian model,then
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The two-country,multi-product model differs from the two-country,two-product model in that,in the former
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When compared with China,the growth of clothing exports originating in Bangladesh clearly illustrates the Ricardian model of comparative advantage.Discuss and explain.
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If the United States' production possibility frontier was flatter to the widget axis,whereas Germany's was flatter to the butter axis,we know that
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Use the information in the table below to answer the following questions.
(a)Does either country have an absolute advantage in the production of wheat or beef? Explain.
(b)What is the opportunity cost of wheat in each country?
(c)What is the opportunity cost of beef in each country?
(d)Analyze comparative advantage and opportunities for trade between the U.S.and Argentina.

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Trade in a One-Factor World
-Given the information in the table above,Foreign's opportunity cost of cloth is

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In order to know whether a country has a comparative advantage in the production of one particular product we need information on at least ________ unit labor requirements
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Mahatma Gandhi exhorted his followers in India to promote economic welfare by decreasing imports.This approach
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When compared with China,the growth of clothing exports originating in Bangladesh is the result of
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Use the information in the table below to answer the following questions.
(a)Does either country have an absolute advantage in the production of wheat or beef? Explain.
(b)What is the opportunity cost of wheat in each country?
(c)What is the opportunity cost of beef in each country?
(d)Analyze comparative advantage and opportunities for trade between the U.S.and Argentina.

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A nation engaging in trade according to the Ricardian model will find its consumption bundle
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Trade in a One-Factor World
-Given the information in the table above,Home's opportunity cost of cloth is

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If the production possibilities frontier of one trade partner ("Country A")is bowed out (concave to the origin),then increased specialization in production by that country will
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