Glossary
Chapter 35: World Trade Equilibrium
absolute advantage an advantage derived from one country having a lower absolute input cost of producing a particular good than another country comparative advantage the ability to produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost than someone else export supply curve a curve showing the relationship between the world price of a good and the amount that a country will export import demand curve a curve showing the relationship between the world price of a good and the amount that a country will import intraindustry trade the simultaneous import and export of goods in the same industry by a particular country terms of trade the amount of exports that must be exchanged for some amount of imports terms of trade the amount of exports that must be exchanged for some amount of imports
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