Multiple-Choice Questions Ch
The Mercantilists did not advocate: a
free trade b
stimulating the nation's exports c
restricting the nations' imports d
the accumulation of gold by the nation 2
According to Adam Smith, international trade was based on: a
absolute advantage b
comparative advantage c
both absolute and comparative advantage d
neither absolute nor comparative advantage 3
What proportion of international trade is based on absolute advantage
most c
some d
none 4
The commodity in which the nation has the smallest absolute disadvantage is the commodity of its: a
absolute disadvantage b
absolute advantage c
comparative disadvantage d
comparative advantage 5
If in a two-nation (A and B), two-commodity (X and Y) world, it is established that n