An Elementary Theory of Comparative Advantage

Comparative advantage, whether driven by technology or factor endowment, is at the core of neoclassical trade theory. Using tools from the mathematics of complementarity, this paper offers a simple yet unifying perspective on the fundamental forces that shape comparative advantage. The main resul...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Costinot, Arnaud
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Econometric Society 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/51725
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5503-297X