Empirical Support for the Heckscher-Ohlin Model Was Weakest When the Study

question 52

Multiple Choice

Empirical support for the Heckscher-Ohlin model was weakest when the study applied

• A) all of the assumptions of the model.
• B) all of the assumptions of the model except that regarding technology.
• C) all of the assumptions of the model except those regarding technology, goods and shipping costs.
• D) all of the assumptions of the model except those regarding technology, shipping costs and gravity.
• E) all of the assumptions of the model except those regarding shipping costs.

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Definitions:

Empirical Research

A way of gaining knowledge by means of direct observation or experience, typically involving systematic data collection and analysis.

Cultural Differences

Variations in the practices, values, and beliefs among different societies and groups.

Benjamin Whorf

A linguist known for his hypothesis that the structure of a language affects its speakers' perception and categorization of their experience, known as linguistic relativity.

Whorfian Hypothesis

The theory suggesting that the structure of a language affects its speakers' worldview or cognition, also known as linguistic relativity.