Consider two countries, Germany and Poland. Both countries have two factors of production (Labor and Capital), produce the same homogeneous good and use the same technology. The only difference between them is that Germany is relatively more abundant in capital than Poland. 3. (a) Using a graph compare the wages in Germany and Poland, assuming there is absence of factor mobility. (b) Now allow for migration (i.e. labor mobility), but not for capital mobility. Who gains and who loses in Germany? Illustrate your answer graphically. (c) Show that the "original" residents of Germany gain, i.e., the gains of those who gain in Germany more than compensates the loss of those who lose.
Consider two countries, Germany and Poland. Both countries have two factors of production (Labor and Capital), produce the same homogeneous good and use the same technology. The only difference between them is that Germany is relatively more abundant in capital than Poland. 3. (a) Using a graph compare the wages in Germany and Poland, assuming there is absence of factor mobility. (b) Now allow for migration (i.e. labor mobility), but not for capital mobility. Who gains and who loses in Germany? Illustrate your answer graphically. (c) Show that the "original" residents of Germany gain, i.e., the gains of those who gain in Germany more than compensates the loss of those who lose.
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![Consider two countries, Germany and Poland. Both countries have two factors of production
(Labor and Capital), produce the same homogeneous good and use the same technology. The
only difference between them is that Germany is relatively more abundant in capital than
Poland.
3.
(a) Using a graph compare the wages in Germany and Poland, assuming there is absence of
factor mobility.
(b) Now allow for migration (i.e. labor mobility), but not for capital mobility. Who gains and
who loses in Germany? Illustrate your answer graphically.
(c) Show that the "original" residents of Germany gain, i.e., the gains of those who gain in
Germany more than compensates the loss of those who lose.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F08623862-8300-4109-b90e-45024753dff6%2Fc106c0dd-1cbd-43c1-96c1-452e2b2fb229%2Fo1i3ok4.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Consider two countries, Germany and Poland. Both countries have two factors of production
(Labor and Capital), produce the same homogeneous good and use the same technology. The
only difference between them is that Germany is relatively more abundant in capital than
Poland.
3.
(a) Using a graph compare the wages in Germany and Poland, assuming there is absence of
factor mobility.
(b) Now allow for migration (i.e. labor mobility), but not for capital mobility. Who gains and
who loses in Germany? Illustrate your answer graphically.
(c) Show that the "original" residents of Germany gain, i.e., the gains of those who gain in
Germany more than compensates the loss of those who lose.
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