The principal concept behind comparative advantage is that a nation should   maximize its volume of trade with other nations use tariffs and quotas to protect the production of vital products for the nation concentrate production on those products for which it has the lowest domestic opportunity cost strive to be self-sufficient in the production of essential goods and services   A tariff is a ? Tax Price ceiling Quantity limit Subsidy

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Comparative Advantage and Absolute Advantage Analysis

The theory of absolute advantage was given by Adam Smith in the year 1776.