CHAPTER5TheStandardTradeModel*Thedifferencesandcommonfeaturesofthethreemodelsdevelopedinpreviouschapter
·Differences·Commonfeatures(1)differentPPF(2)differentPPFdifferentRS(3)differentRSdifferentPC/PFtrade*Amoregeneraltrademodel:themodelswehavestudiedmaybeviewedasspecialcases
·DifferentPPF
(1)Home’srelativelaborproductivityofclothishigherthanForeign’sor(2)QC=QC(K,LC),QF=QF(T,LF)
HomehasmorecapitalwhileForeignhasmoreland
or(3)Homeislabor-abundantandclothislabor-intensive,while…ModelMeritDefectTheRicardianmodelTechnology(tradepattern)IncomedistributionTheSpecificfactormodelIncomedistributionTradepatternTheH-OmodelResources(tradepattern)Technology·DifferentPc/PF
AtanygivenPc/PF,(QC/QF)>(QC*/QF*),RSliestotherightofRS*,thatis(PC/PF)H