The Greater the Differences, the Greater the Gains?, Second Version

Wilfred Ethier ()

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Abstract: This paper addresses the fundamental question of whether, in a comparative-advantage context, the gains from trade will be greater when the differences between trading countries are greater. Such a presumption is established. The paper then discusses circumstances that could cause the presumption to fail.

Keywords: trade gains; international differences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D60 F13 H20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 13 pages
Date: 2007-11-30, Revised 2008-02-26
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