The Idea of Dynamic Comparative Advantage Is the Basis for Which

question 60

Multiple Choice

The idea of dynamic comparative advantage is the basis for which of the following arguments for protection from foreign competition?

• A) the cheap foreign labor argument
• B) the saves jobs argument
• C) the infant-industry argument
• D) the dumping argument

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