1.3 — The Ricardian View of Trade: Comparative Advantage — Class Notes

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Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Overview

Today we begin looking at David Ricardo’s view of trade, focusing on comparative advantage. We will derive a very simple model of comparative advantage and practice working with it. Next class, we will dive into a more formal Ricardian model that will ultimately be extended into the modern models of international trade over the coming weeks.

Readings

Please see the suggested (but none are required) today’s readings.

Slides

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Live Class Session on Zoom

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Practice Problems

Today you will be working on practice problems on simple comparative advantage. Answers will be posted later.

Assignments

None!