ECON 120W Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Market Power, Economic Surplus, Comparative Advantage

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20 Jun 2019

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University of Waterloo

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Economics

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ECON 120W

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Jackson

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Chapter 9: international trade: country has comparative advantage if it produces goods at lower opportunity cost than others. Countries gain from trade if each exports the goods in which it has comparative advantage: for example: if the domestic price and world price is , then the country producing at will have a high opp. Cost of producing the good compared to the world. Thus, it was no comparative advantage in that trade and will import: when an economy cannot trade in world markets, the price adjusts to balance domestic supply and demand. It"s assumed that the domestic countries do not affect foreign markets when they allow trade. World price: pw = the world price, the price of a good that prevails in world markets for that good, pd = the domestic price of that good without trade. Country has comparative advantage in good country doesn"t have comparative advantage.

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Suppose the market for oranges in a small country is closed to international trade. The domestic price is $3 per lb, at which 10,000 lbs are bought and sold in the country, while the world price is $4 per lb. If the country opens up to free trade with the world, the domestic quantity demanded at the world price will be 8,000 lbs, and the domestic quantity supplied at the world price will be 12,000 lbs.

A. Which of the following statements is true?

a. The country will become an importer of oranges because it has a comparative advantage in the production of oranges

b. The country will become an exporter of oranges because it has a comparative advantage in the production of oranges

c. The country will become an importer of oranges because the world has a comparative advantage in the production of oranges

d. The country will become an exporter of oranges because the world has a comparative advantage in the production of oranges

B. At what price (per lb.) will oranges be bought and sold in the country after opening up to trade?

a. $3

b. $4

c. $3.5

C. After opening up to trade, the level of exports/imports for the country will be:

a. 8,000 lbs.

b. 12,000 lbs.

c. 10,000 lbs.

d. 4,000 lbs.

D. How much (in $) is the net gain from trade for this country in opening up to free trade?

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Discuss and explain the difference between the two.

The principle upon which Adam Smith first claimed that free trade benefits all countries. It holds that a country benefits from trade when it produces a particular good at a lower cost (in terms of labor input) than it costs to produce the good in any other country. By specializing the in the production and export of this good and importing goods whose production costs are higher than in other countries, the country can consume more of both goods. In trade theories, this principle was later replaced by the principle of comparative advantages.

Comparative Advantage is first fully stated by David Ricardo in the early nineteenth century, this concept holds that a country has a comparative advantage in a good if it can produce that good more cheaply than it can produce other goods. By specializing in the production of goods in which it holds a comparative advantage and importing the other goods, the country can consume more of all goods. In contrast to Adam Smith, therefore, this principle states that a country need not have an absolute advantage in any good to benefit from trade. The principle provides a powerful justification for liberal international trade by asserting that all countries benefit from such trade.

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Mention if the following statements are true or false. Explain clearly why, using ideas and concepts.

a. Under free trade, one country gains at the expense of the other.

b. The theory of comparative advantage states that free trade benefits all countries.

c. The Neo-classical trade theory states that trade arises due to different amounts of labor and capital in a country.

d. The H-O theory states that trade arises due to different PPFs in a country.

e. Under free trade, prices fall, so trade becomes easier.

f. A country should not have any imports and should increase exports if it wants to increase its employment levels.

g. Adam Smith recommended very strong government regulation of trade.

h. A country with higher labor productivity than another country will have a comparative advantage in the production of all goods.

i. The Theory of absolute advantage explains producer and consumer equilibriums under free trade.

j. Developed countries do not gain under free trade with developing countries.

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