Based on the following information and assumptions answer the question below:
A) There are 2 countries: A and B.
B) There are 2 goods: cheese (c) and wine (w).
C) There are 2 factors: capital (k) and labor (l).
D) Country A is relatively well endowed with k.
E) Country B is relatively well endowed with l.
F) Cheese (c) is the capital intensive industry.
G) A and B have identical preferences and technologies.
Question:
Illustrate, using the PPF-social indifference curve diagrams, the autarky position of these 2 countries. Be sure to indicate the autarky domestic prices.
1. Explain which country will export cheese and why?
Illustrate the new equilibrium conditions for both countries after they have opened up to trade. Explain your diagrams.
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