Absolute Advantage

The ability of a party to produce a greater quantity of a good, product, or service than competitors, using the same amount of resources.

International Trade: Absolute and Comparative Advantage

A video outlining comparative advantage and how it compares to absolute advantage.

Sources of Comparative Advantage

What generates comparative advantage? We look briefly at geography, factor proportions, increasing returns to scale and institutions such as labor market flexibility.

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