Trade makes us worse off because it makes our economy weaker. We need to be completely self-sufficient."Evaluate this statement based on what you've learned about gains from trade, comparative advantage, and absolute advantage in this chapter. Is the statement true or false, and why

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Comparative Advantage and Absolute Advantage Analysis

The theory of absolute advantage was given by Adam Smith in the year 1776.