International Economics
Theory and Policy (Ninth Edition) Paul R. Krugman 黄卫平 彭刚
Chapter 2 Specific Factors and Income Distribution
CONTENTS
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Understand how a mobile factor will Respond to price changes by mபைடு நூலகம்ving Across sectors?
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LC2
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Labor Input in cloth, Lc
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Production Possibility Frontier, PPF
BB(slope= -PC/ PF ,the minus relative 3 price of cloth)
QC2
Output of cloth, Qc
Production function for cloth
The same: MPLF×PF=w= MPLC×PC, or -MPLF/MLPC= -PC/ PF
Wage rate, w
10% PC increase
10% w increase
Labor used in cloth, LC
Price, wages and labor allocation-an equal-proportional change in prices
The main reasons that international trade has strong effects on the distribution of income are: 1. A short-run consequence of trade 2. A long-run consequence of trade