Comparative advantage has mixed results when it comes to predicting a country’s trade patterns. Which of the following is FALSE?
A) There are many potential products an economy might export that use the same comparative advantage.
B) A large share of international trade is not based on comparative advantage.
C) Comparative advantage has proven completely incapable of predicting trade.
D) Comparative advantage is a dynamic concept, which means that the spread of technology, improvement in skills, and learning-by-doing may alter a country’s comparative advantage over time.
ANSWER
C
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