Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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Answer th following:
If Nation 2 is to enter trade. In what good will it specialize? Why?
- If Nation 2 is to specialize in the good of its
comparative advantage , how much good X and good Y will Nation 2 produce? - Suppose after specialization, Nation 2 exports 100 units of the good of its comparative advantage [your answer in 1], how much of X and Y will it consumer after trade
- Will Nation 2 enjoy welfare
gains from trade ? Provide evidence
![Consider the two following nations and the amount of output X and Y that they can produce in
1
an hour. The community utility function of both nation is given by U =
X²Y²
A.
7
12
This means that for
X
Suppose the international price of good X is P
every unit of good X, imported, the importing nation must pay - units of Y.
7
12
7
[i.e. Y
1/2 X].
=
X (units/hr)
Y (units/hr)
Available Labor Supply (in hrs)
Nation 1
8
4
100
=
Nation 2
3
2
100](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F7fb7397c-8d50-477e-8f94-fd53720f1ec3%2Fc8eecc99-0b0a-471d-bf14-3283119f41b7%2Fnfkpxee_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the two following nations and the amount of output X and Y that they can produce in
1
an hour. The community utility function of both nation is given by U =
X²Y²
A.
7
12
This means that for
X
Suppose the international price of good X is P
every unit of good X, imported, the importing nation must pay - units of Y.
7
12
7
[i.e. Y
1/2 X].
=
X (units/hr)
Y (units/hr)
Available Labor Supply (in hrs)
Nation 1
8
4
100
=
Nation 2
3
2
100
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