Leontief Paradox Flashcards

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According to the _______________, a country rich in a particular resources should be exporting products that will use that resource and imports products made from resources that the country lacks

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Heckscher-Online theory

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The first serious to attempt to test the HO theory was

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Wassily W. Leontief

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It showed that in the international division of labor, the US specialized in labor intensive rather than capital intensive goods

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Leontief Paradox

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Q

It is a seemingly absurb or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true

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Paradox

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