Consider a two-country, two-goods world, and the countries face increasing opportunity costs. Both Home and Foreign have the same labour endowment and have access to the same production technology. The residents of Home prefer good X while the residents of Foreign prefer good Y. With the aid of ONE well-labelled diagram, show how both Home and Foreign can gain from trade. Be sure to include the following information in your answer: • In your written explanation, describe how both countries can gain from trade and the patterns of trade for both countries. • In your diagram, make sure to include: The indifference curves for both countries before and after free trade. >The autarky equilibrium and free-trade equilibrium for both countries (i.e., the production and consumption bundles)

Consider a two-country, two-goods world, and the countries face increasing opportunity costs. Both Home and Foreign have the same labour endowment and have access to the same production technology. The residents of Home prefer good X while the residents of Foreign prefer good Y. With the aid of ONE well-labelled diagram, show how both Home and Foreign can gain from trade. Be sure to include the following information in your answer: • In your written explanation, describe how both countries can gain from trade and the patterns of trade for both countries. • In your diagram, make sure to include: The indifference curves for both countries before and after free trade. >The autarky equilibrium and free-trade equilibrium for both countries (i.e., the production and consumption bundles)

Exploring Economics

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ISBN:9781544336329

Author:Robert L. Sexton

Publisher:Robert L. Sexton

Chapter28: International Trade

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 8P

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