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1.In the 1980s (and to a certain degree again today), many people (mostly blue-collar workers rather than professionals and highly educated workers) recommended restrictions on imports. Is this a shortsighted policy or a rational one in view of the interests of union members? How does the answer depend on the model of trade? 75 words
2.How does the existence of non-tradeable goods affect the extent of potential gains from trade? 75 words
3.The theories of absolute and comparative advantage focus on production efficiency or productivity. Despite their powerful predictive capabilities, these theories are limited. What are the considerations that might limit the extent to which these theories are realistic? 75 words
4.Consider the following table on labor hours needed to produce one unit of output for two different goods in two different countries:
United States | France | |
Computer | 60 | 50 |
Wine | 20 | 25 |
- The opportunity cost of a computer in France is __________.
- The opportunity cost of a computer in the United States is __________.
- The opportunity cost of one unit of wine in France is __________.
- The opportunity cost of one unit of wine in the United States is __________.
- France possesses comparative advantage in the production of __________.
- The United States possesses comparative advantage in the production of __________.
Please write in 75 words.
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Running head: INTERNATIONAL TRADE
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International trade
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
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International trade
1. The Ricardian model suggests that labor gains from trade as its purchasing power
increases. Labor unions may, therefore, limit imports from the less prosperous countries as it
might make laborers more miserable in the long-run (Feenstra, 2015). The Heckscher-Ohlin
model, however, highlights that free trade has the potential of reducing real i...
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