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The single country model described in Chapter Two can easily be modified for use in analyzing international trade. Assume the parameters of demand and the production functions in each country are given.2 Define M ji as the net imports of good i (i = M,A) by country j, and let
We shall assume balanced trade so exports are simply negative imports. Also, it will be assumed there are no transportation costs.
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B. Minhas, An International Comparison of Factor Costs and Factor Use, Amsterdam, 1963; R. Arrow, H. Chenery, B. Minhas, R. Solow, “Capital-Labor Substitution and Economic Efficiency,” Review of Economics and Statistics, August, 1961, pp. 225–250.
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Hanson, J.A. (1971). A Model of the Terms of Trade and Economic Growth. In: Growth in Open Economies. Lecture Notes in Operations Research and Mathematical Systems, vol 59. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80664-3_3
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