Economics · Cheatsheet
Unit 4 · The Global Economy
Chapter 1 · International trade
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Absolute advantage
Produce more output per unit of input than another country.
Comparative advantage
Produce at lower opportunity cost — the basis for mutually beneficial trade.
Gains from trade
Specialise where comparative advantage is greatest, then trade.
Protection tools
Tariffs (tax + revenue), quotas (limit, no revenue), subsidies, NTBs.