Absolute & Comparative Advantage
The economic logic behind trade: why nations benefit from specialization.
Key Questions
- 1Why should a country trade for a product even if they can produce it themselves?
- 2How does specialization increase the global standard of living?
- 3What are the "costs" of specialization for a local workforce?
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