Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · International trade and free trade

International trade and free trade — practice question

Countries X and Y each make goods M and N. They choose to specialise and then trade these goods without restrictions. In which circumstances would the gains from specialisation and free trade be expected to be smallest?

  • Amobility of factors of production between goods M and N: high; mobility of factors of production between countries X and Y: high
  • Bmobility of factors of production between goods M and N: high; mobility of factors of production between countries X and Y: low
  • Cmobility of factors of production between goods M and N: low; mobility of factors of production between countries X and Y: high
  • Dmobility of factors of production between goods M and N: low; mobility of factors of production between countries X and Y: low

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