ECN 162: International Economic RelationsHomework 1: Due October 4 in classUC Davis, 1. Ricardian TradeSuppose that the marginal product of labor (MPL) for China and Thailand are the followingChinaThailandCell Phones3030Chargers4050a) Which country has absolute advantage in cell phones?b) Which country has comparative advantage in cell phones?c) Suppose China has 100 units of labor. Draw the production possibility frontier for China.d) What is the possible range of prices (cell phones to chargers), when trade is opened?e) Now consider the effects of trade. Add a world trade price line to your diagram in c), andillustrate a plausible consumption point for the China.f) Does China import or export chargers?g) Based on Chinese consumption during trade, label a amount of Chinese exports and imports onyour diagram.2. Ricardian TradeWhen Mexico and Argentina trade the world price of bicycles to computers is 3. Suppose furtherthat the marginal product of labor for Mexico and Argentina are the following:MexicoArgentinaBicycles42Computers87d)Which country exports bicycles?e)What is Mexico’s wage in terms of bicycles and in terms of computers?f)What is Argentina’s wage in terms of bicycles and in terms of computers?g)What is the relative wage of Mexico relative to Argentina?3. Specific Factors Model of TradeBusinesses in Finland have made investments that have created stocks of capital that are devotedto either telecommunications (T) or business services (B).a) Suppose that Finland is not trading. Draw the specific factors diagram for Finland, indicatinghow labor is divided between the two industries, and showing the prevailing wage wo.b) Suppose before trade that the relative price of telecommunications to business services is 4 inFinland while the relative price for the rest of the world is 6. What do you predict about theworld price of telecommunications to business services once trade starts?c) Modify your diagram to show how Finland’s labor allocation and wage change when it openstrade with the rest of the world.d) How does the opening of trade affect capital owners in Finland’s business services industry?Describe and show on your graph.e) Can you predict whether Finnish workers are likely to benefit or lose from the opening of trade?Explain.f) Suppose Finnish workers consume as much telecommunications as they can, while they buyvery few business services. How does this affect the likely magnitude of worker gains orloses?
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