Principles of Microeconomics
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Author: N. Gregory Mankiw
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Comparative advantage and production possibility frontier .
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Suppose Jim and Tom can both produce two goods: baseball bats and hockey sticks. Which of the following is not possible?
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Jim has an absolute advantage in the production of hockey sticks and a comparative advantage in the production of baseball bats.
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