Suppose the United Kingdom and Norway both produce oil and fish oil, which are sold for the

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Suppose the United Kingdom and Norway both produce oil and fish oil, which are sold for the same prices in both countries.
The following table shows the combinations of both goods that each country can produce in a day, measured in thousands of barrels, using the same amounts of capital and labor:
United Kingdom Norway Oil Oil Fish oil Fish Oil 4 2 3 4 4 2 2 3 4

a. Who has the comparative advantage in producing oil? Explain.
b. Can these two countries gain from trading oil and fish oil? Explain.

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Microeconomics

ISBN: 9780135952955

8th Edition

Authors: Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O Brien

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