In the Real World, We Don't Observe Countries Completely Specializing

question 32

Multiple Choice

In the real world, we don't observe countries completely specializing in the production of goods for which they have a comparative advantage.One reasons for this is

• A)comparative advantage works better in theory than in practice.
• B)some countries have more resources than other countries.
• C)tastes for many traded goods are similar in many countries because of globalization.
• D)production of most goods involves increasing opportunity costs.

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Definitions:

Interval Estimate

A range of values derived from sample data that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter.

Sampling Distribution

The probability distribution of a statistic based on all possible random samples that can be drawn from a population.

Sample Mean

The average of a set of numerical values drawn from a larger population.

Confidence Interval

A spectrum of values obtained from sample statistics, which is probable to encompass the value of an unidentified population parameter.