Tuesday, January 13, 2015

So You Want to Trade: Comparative and Absolute Advantage

For those of you that missed class on Monday, we discussed why we should determine trade using comparative advantage, rather than the old way of thinking (pre David Ricardo - of no relation to Ricky Ricardo) of Absolute Advantage. The video below can be used to see how we determine comparative advantage, in this example we are trading precious cargo and I'm dealing with a tough ruler of a neighboring kingdom.

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