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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