How Does the Two-Good, Two-Country Version of the Ricardian Model

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Essay

How does the two-good, two-country version of the Ricardian model differ from the two-country, many-good model in terms of the determination which goods are produced and exported by each country?

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Definitions:

Symbolic Systems

Complex sets of symbols and rules for combining them that are used for communication, thinking, and cultural representation.

Natural Selection

The evolutionary process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

Behavioral Phenotypes

Observable characteristics or behaviors that result from the interaction of genotype and environment.

Canalized

A process by which the genetic development of an organism is guided by the environment so that a certain phenotype is produced regardless of variability in the environment or genetics.