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A four step solution to solving the comparative advantage and gains from trade problem.
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Labels: econ help, economics, microeconomics, opportunity cost, PPF You can solve these problems easily as long as you follow these 4 steps:
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1. Determine the opportunity costs of production.
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2. Figure out who has the comparative advantage.
3. Have each country specialize in their comparative advantage. 4. Figure out an allocation that makes each country better off. Today I will introduce the problem and give you some background information on PPFs (production possibility frontiers), the later steps will be covered in future posts. By looking at the table with the PPF information given to you, you should be able to determine the opportunity cost of production for each country’s (or individual’s) good. Below is an example table, of production in 1 day: Mexico Papayas 0 8 16 24
Apples 12 9 6 0
U.S. Papayas 0 7 14 21
Apples 63 42 21 0
You might also see it in the following form: Mexico Papayas Apples
Hours to produce 1 1 2
Quantity per day 24 12
Don’t let this confuse you, it is telling you the same information, they are just in different forms. Do you see how the
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table, then figure out how much each country could produce if they specialized in each good. This is the only information you will need to calculate the opportunity cost.
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