A country (Country X) that only produces two goods (good A) and (good B) in a closed market with another country (Country Y) that only produces the same two goods. Country X has 1000 workers and Country Y has 4000 and no workers can migrate. It takes Country X 2 workers to produce good A and 3 workers to produce good B whereas it takes Country Y 3 workers to produce good A and 1 worker to produce good B. Labour is the only factor of production and both follow a standard Ricardian model that has an identical utility function. Country X decides to adopt an import substitution strategy to improve the efficiency of productivity of good B. Explain what this means and provide an opinion on this strategy?
A country (Country X) that only produces two goods (good A) and (good B) in a closed market with another country (Country Y) that only produces the same two goods. Country X has 1000 workers and Country Y has 4000 and no workers can migrate. It takes Country X 2 workers to produce good A and 3 workers to produce good B whereas it takes Country Y 3 workers to produce good A and 1 worker to produce good B. Labour is the only factor of production and both follow a standard Ricardian model that has an identical utility function. Country X decides to adopt an import substitution strategy to improve the efficiency of productivity of good B. Explain what this means and provide an opinion on this strategy?
Chapter13: General Equilibrium And Welfare
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A country (Country X) that only produces two goods (good A) and (good B) in a closed market with another country (Country Y) that only produces the same two goods. Country X has 1000 workers and Country Y has 4000 and no workers can migrate. It takes Country X 2 workers to produce good A and 3 workers to produce good B whereas it takes Country Y 3 workers to produce good A and 1 worker to produce good B.
Labour is the only factor of production and both follow a standard Ricardian model that has an identical utility function.
Country X decides to adopt an import substitution strategy to improve the efficiency of productivity of good B.
Explain what this means and provide an opinion on this strategy?
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