Which of the Following Would Not Result from All Countries

question 261

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would not result from all countries specializing according to the principle of comparative advantage?

• A) The size of the economic pie would increase.
• B) Worldwide production of goods and services would increase.
• C) The well-being of citizens in each country would be enhanced.
• D) Each country's production possibilities frontier would shift outward.

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