Comparative advantage flashcard sets

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comparative advantage definitions
# Definition Sets
1the ability to produce a good at a lower opportunity cost than another producer20 sets
2the ability of an individual, firm, or country to produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost than other producers.12 sets
3the situation in which a country can produce a good at lower opportunity cost than another country4 sets
4the ability to product with the lowest opportunity cost.3 sets
5the ability of an individual, a firm, or a country to produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost than competitors3 sets
6one person has a comparative advantage over another if his or her opportunity cost of performing a task is lower than the other person's opportunity cost3 sets
7fill in3 sets
8what you can do more than someone else2 sets
9producing at lower opportunity cost2 sets
10the ability to produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost compared to other producers2 sets
11the ability of one trading nation to produce something at a lower opportunity cost than that of another trading nation2 sets
12everyone has some of this - ex. pablo escobar2 sets
13the ability to produce a good at a lower opportunity cost than another producer.2 sets
14producing a good or service if the opportunity cost of producing the good or service is lower for that individual than for other people2 sets
15the benefit a country has in a given industry if it can make products at a lower opportunity cost than other countries2 sets
16when one's opportunity cost of performing a task is lower than the other person's opportunity cost2 sets
17the value that a nation gains by selling what it produces most efficiently2 sets
18a situation in which a person or country can produce a specific product at a lower opportunity cost than some other person or country; the basis for specialization and trade2 sets
19the ability of a nation to produce a good with a greater relative efficiency than it can produce other goods2 sets
20produce most efficiently of what you have( lower opportunity cost)2 sets
21situation in on country produces a good less inefficiently than another country relative to other goods2 sets
22the ability of a country to produce a good at a lower oppurtunity cost than another country can2 sets
23making a product where you have the lowest opportunity cost. doing what you are best at.2 sets
24ability of a country to produce a good at a lower cost than another country can2 sets
25a producer has a comparative advantage over another in the production of a good or service if it can produce that product at a lower opportunity cost.2 sets
26a trade theory which states that countries specialise in the production of those goods that they are relatively more efficient at producing2 sets
27the ability of a country to produce a good at a lower cost than another country can2 sets
28the ability of a country to produce a good at a lower cost than another country can.2 sets
29a producer has this advantage over another in the production of a good or servies if it can produce that product at a lower opportunity cost2 sets
30the ability to produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost compared to other producers. determines what should be produced and what should be acquired through trade1 set
31the ability of a country to produce a good at a lower opportunity cost of producing the good than any other country1 set
32produce cheaper, ability to produce at a lower resource cost.1 set
33produce cheaper, ability to produce at a lower opportunity cost1 set
34producing a lower opportunity cost1 set
35the situation in which a country can produce a good at lower opportunity cost than another country. producing at lower opportunity cost.1 set
36(predict use of time) relative concept refering to ability to produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost compared to other producers (what brings in most income, your disadvantage is smaller relative to others) (ex. babe ruth)1 set
37economic efficieny and well-being will be maximized if each country uses its resources to produce whatever it produces relatively well compared to other countries and then trades what it has produced with other countries for goods it doesn't produce1 set
38the situation that exists when a country can produce a good with less forgone output of other goods than can another county1 set
39the concept in liberal economic theory that a state will benefit if it specializes in those goods it can produce comparatively cheaply and acquires through trade goods that it can only produce at a higher cost1 set
40the ability of a country to produce a good or service with a lower opportunity cost than another country.1 set