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Chapter 7, Problem 7.3.5PA
Subpart (a):
To determine
The absolute and
Subpart (b):
To determine
Subpart (c):
To determine
The absolute and comparative advantages for Chile and Argentina.
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Here's another specialization and exchange problem. This problem is wholly made-up, so that you won't be able to use your
intuition about the names of countries or the products to figure out the answer.
Consider the following productivity table:
Mandovia
Ducennia
Number of Hours to Make One Rotid
Output of rotids for Mandovia:
Total rotid output:
50
150
Number of Hours to Make One Tauron
d. Now allow specialization. One billion hours of labor are available for making products in Mandovia, and 2 billion hours of
labor are available for making products in Ducennia. If each country completely specializes in the product in which it holds the
comparative advantage, what will the total output of rotids be? Of taurons? Is the total output of each product higher than
before?
million
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200
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Q2. The following table shows the output of textile and auto one unit of labor can produce in the U.K. and the U.S.:
Textiles
Autos
United Kingdom
16
4
United States
12
6
Which country has an absolute advantage in textiles and which country has an absolute advantage in autos?
What is the autarky price ratio of autos relative to textiles in each country?
Which country has a comparative advantage in textiles and which country has a comparative advantage in autos?
Which product should each country export?
Suppose the United States has 150 units of labor available. Construct the production-possibilities frontier (PPF) and identify the optimal autarky equilibrium (using an indifference curve) for the United States.
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Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.2.6PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.2.7PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.2.8PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.2.9PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.3.1RQCh. 7 - Prob. 7.3.2RQCh. 7 - Prob. 7.3.3RQCh. 7 - Prob. 7.3.4RQCh. 7 - Prob. 7.3.5PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.3.6PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.3.7PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.3.8PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.3.9PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.3.10PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.3.11PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.3.12PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.3.13PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.4.1RQCh. 7 - Prob. 7.4.2RQCh. 7 - Prob. 7.4.3PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.4.4PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.4.5PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.4.6PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.4.7PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.4.8PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.4.9PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.4.10PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.4.11PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.4.12PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.4.13PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.4.14PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.5.1RQCh. 7 - Prob. 7.5.2RQCh. 7 - Prob. 7.5.3RQCh. 7 - Prob. 7.5.4PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.5.5PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.5.6PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.5.7PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.5.8PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.5.9PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.5.10PACh. 7 - Prob. 7.1CTECh. 7 - Prob. 7.2CTECh. 7 - Prob. 7.3CTE
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