Multiple Choice
Suppose that labor is mobile between sectors but that capital and land are specific. Then labor is more likely to benefit from trade when:
A) it spends a large amount of its income on the imported good.
B) it spends a large amount of its income on the exported good.
C) wages do not change much in percentage terms.
D) wages increase only in industries competing with imports.
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