Comparative Advantage in the 21st Century Is Based More on Services

question 12

True/False

Comparative advantage in the 21st century is based more on services and their cross border facilitation by telecommunications and the Internet.

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Definitions:

FOB Shipping Point

A term in shipping contracts indicating that the buyer is responsible for the goods, including the risk of loss and transportation costs, once the goods leave the seller's premises.

FOB Destination

A shipping term indicating that the seller retains ownership and responsibility for goods until they are delivered to the buyer's location.

Sales

The total amount of goods or services sold by a company during a specific period.

Cash Equivalents

Short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value.