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Comparative advantage
A country has a comparative advantage in whatever it can produce at the lowest opportunity cost. Even a country that's worse at everything gains by specialising and trading.
Key ideas
- It's about relative cost, not absolute skill.
- Specialisation plus trade lets both partners consume beyond their own limits.
- It's the core argument for why free trade can make everyone better off.
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