How about the comparative advantage?
The basis of comparative advantage
To the sum 2:
一国在生产上具有比较优势的产品就是 密集的使用其丰裕生产要素的产品 How about the trade patterns?
The basis of comparative advantage
The same preference!
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If Y is K intensive, and X is L intensive, and if nation 2 is the K-abundance, nation 1 is the L-abundance
Nation 2
. A’ .A
Nation 1
C
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Nation 1 export commodity X, Nation 2 export commodity Y
The basis of comparative advantage
Review:
If: Y—k intensive, X—L intensive Nation 2– L abundance, Nation 1–K abundance Then: How about the trade patterns?
We can use figures to express the facomparative advantage
Figures of Factor intensity
K Nation 1 10 K/L in Y=? 8 K 6 4 4 2 1 0 . 1Y . 1X 2 4 6 8 10 12 L K/L in X=0.25 2 . 1X L . 1Y Nation 2