Suppose That, in a Real-World Situation, a Labor-Abundant Country's Tariffs

question 6

Multiple Choice

Suppose that, in a real-world situation, a labor-abundant country's tariffs and nontariff barriers are levied relatively more heavily on labor-intensive goods than on capital-intensive goods. In this situation, a Leontief two-factor test would, other things equal, be __________ the country's adherence to the Heckscher-Ohlin trade pattern, in comparison with a situation where trade barriers were absent.

• A) biased toward confirming
• B) biased against confirming
• C) unbiased in its finding concerning
• D) biased toward confirming, biased against confirming, or unbiased in its findingConcerning - cannot be determined without more information

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