Below are several questions about the Ricardian Model in the context of Argentina as a small open economy (Argentina takes world prices as given). Some information about Argentina: Argentina can produce two goods: manufactures and beef. The technology to produce manufactures and beef both only use labor and they have constant marginal products of labor. The marginal product of labor in manufactures is 3. The marginal product of labor in beef production is 8. a. In autarky (i.e. no international trade) what is the relative price of beef to manufactures?
Below are several questions about the Ricardian Model in the context of Argentina as a small open economy (Argentina takes world prices as given). Some information about Argentina: Argentina can produce two goods: manufactures and beef. The technology to produce manufactures and beef both only use labor and they have constant marginal products of labor. The marginal product of labor in manufactures is 3. The marginal product of labor in beef production is 8. a. In autarky (i.e. no international trade) what is the relative price of beef to manufactures?
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