Assignment:
The theory of comparative advantage may be applied to a country's output. Although natural resources within a country may often provide the best opportunity for comparative advantage, certain countries are able to specialize in technology, labor, or other comparative advantage due to various factor endowments. Investigate an example of a comparative advantage of a country which is not a natural resource and has been further augmented by additional investment in national infrastructure or education.
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Required
- International Economics
- Arezki, R., Fetzer, T., & Pisch, F. (2017). On the comparative advantage of U.S. manufacturing: Evidence from the shale gas revolution. Journal of International Economics, 107, 34-59.
Recommended
- PowerPoint slides, International Economics
- Barciela, C. (2015). The disasters of leviathan: The economic crisis of autarky in Spain, 1939-1959. The Journal of European Economic History, 44(3), 175-199.
- Suranovuc, S. (n.d.). The Theory of Comparative Advantage - Overview.
Readings:
The Disasters of Leviathan: The Economic Crisis of Autarky in Spain, 1939-1959
By Carlos Barciela
On the comparative advantage of U.S. manufacturing: Evidence from the shale gas revolution
By Rabah Arezki, Thiemo Fetzer, Frank Pisch
Attachment:- Foundations of Modern Trade Theory.zip