The Economic Way of Thinking · Economic Foundations

Comparative Advantage

Analyzing how specialization and trade lead to increased efficiency and wealth.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why do nations trade even when one can produce everything more efficiently?
  2. 2How does specialization change the distribution of labor?
  3. 3What are the hidden costs of total self-sufficiency?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: International Economic Interdependence - Grade 12ON: The Nature of Economy - Grade 12
Grade: Grade 12
Subject: Economics
Unit: The Economic Way of Thinking
Period: Economic Foundations

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