When Comparative Advantage Is Based on Transferable Factors, the Law

question 29

Multiple Choice

When comparative advantage is based on transferable factors, the law of one price tends to:

• A) erode the advantage away.
• B) amplify the advantage.
• C) stabilize the advantage.
• D) make the advantage into an inherent comparative advantage.

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