Which of the Following Is an Empirically Supported Prediction of the New

question 78

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an empirically supported prediction of the new trade theory?

• A) Trade increases the specialization of production within an industry.
• B) Nations benefit from trade only when they differ in factor endowments.
• C) Government intervention and strategic trade policies are more likely to harm international trade than free trade.
• D) The locus of global production initially switches from the United States to other advanced nations.
• E) Comparative advantage arises from differences in productivity and factor endowments.

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