International Trade
Ricardo Model
Premise of the model
2-country (Home and Foreign), 2-good (X and Y), 1-factor (Labour) economy.
Constant Returns of Scale (CRS).
Labour can freely move between sectors in each country but cannot move between countries.
Price of a good is the value of labour input.
Outline:
The Model
Comparative Advantage
Facts derived from the Model
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