When Wassily Leontief Tested the Predictions of the Heckscher-Ohlin Theory

Multiple Choice

When Wassily Leontief tested the predictions of the Heckscher-Ohlin theory, he found that in 1947 the United States was exporting relatively labor-intensive goods and importing relatively capital-intensive goods. His findings:

A) contradicted the Heckscher-Ohlin theory, because the United States was relatively capital-abundant.
B) contradicted the Heckscher-Ohlin theory, because the United States was relatively labor-abundant.
C) were never supported by other studies and has thus been labeled a paradox.
D) were consistent with the predictions of the Heckscher-Ohlin theory.