Examples of Comparative Advantage Often Begin with Two Countries That

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Examples of comparative advantage often begin with two countries that each produce the same two goods.Each country is then shown to have a comparative advantage in producing the good it can produce at a lower opportunity cost,and specializes in the production of the good for which it has a comparative advantage.How do these examples prove that both nations are made better off as a result of trade than they would be without trade?

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