In the Heckscher-Ohlin model, an increase of capital stock by 30% and an increase of labour stock by 15% will Group of answer choices increase the output of labor-intensive good and will have an ambiguous effect on the output of capital-intensive good increase the output of labor-intensive good and will not affect the output of capital-intensive good have an ambiguous effect on the output of both goods increase the output of capital-intensive good and have an ambiguous effect on the output of labor-intensive good
Question
In the Heckscher-Ohlin model, an increase of capital stock by 30% and an increase of labour stock by 15% will
Group of answer choices
increase the output of labor-intensive good and will have an ambiguous effect on the output of capital-intensive good
increase the output of labor-intensive good and will not affect the output of capital-intensive good
have an ambiguous effect on the output of both goods
increase the output of capital-intensive good and have an ambiguous effect on the output of labor-intensive good
Solution
The Heckscher-Ohlin model is a theory in economics explaining that countries export what they can most efficiently and plentifully produce. This model emphasizes the role of a country's factor endowments - capital and labor - in determining its comparative advantage.
In this case, the capital stock has increased by 30% and the labor stock by 15%. According to the Heckscher-Ohlin model, the country would have a comparative advantage in producing the good that uses its abundant factor intensively.
So, if the capital stock increases more than the labor stock, the country will have a comparative advantage in the production of the capital-intensive good. Therefore, the output of the capital-intensive good will increase.
On the other hand, the effect on the labor-intensive good is ambiguous. This is because the increase in labor stock might not be enough to significantly boost the production of the labor-intensive good, especially if the production of the capital-intensive good also uses some labor.
Therefore, the answer is: "increase the output of capital-intensive good and have an ambiguous effect on the output of labor-intensive good".
Similar Questions
The Heckscher-Ohlin model assumes that there are two countries, each of which produces two goods(say manufactures and agriculture) using labor and capital. Which of the following is an additionalassumption of the Heckscher-Ohlin model?A. The ratio of the quantity of labor to the quantity of capital is different for each nation, resulting indifferent “endowments” of capital and labor.B. One nation has larger quantities of both capital and labor than the other country.C. Capital is a specific resource in producing manufactured goods, and labor is a specific resource inproducing agricultural goods in each country.D. Labor and capital can move between countries
The Heckscher-Ohlin theorem predicts that when a capital-abundant country opens to trade Group of answer choices Relative factor prices will not change Capital owners and workers will be better off This country will import labor-intensive good The real return on capital will increase The real wage in this country will increase
In the 2-factor, 2-good Heckscher-Ohlin model, an influx of workers from across the border wouldA) move the point of production along the production possibility curve.B) shift the production possibility curve outward, and increase the production of both goods.C) shift the production possibility curve outward and decrease the production of the labor-intensiveproduct.D) shift the production possibility curve outward and decrease the production of the capital-intensiveproduct.E) shift the possibility curve outward and displace preexisting labor.
2. The Heckscher-Ohlin model differs from the Ricardian model of Comparative Advantage in that theformerA. has only two countries.B. has only two products.C. has two factors of production.D. has two production possibility frontiers (one for each country).E. None of the above.
In the 2-factor, 2 good Heckscher-Ohlin model, the country with a relative abundance of ________ willhave a production possibility frontier that is biased toward production of the ________ good.A) labor; labor intensiveB) labor; capital intensiveC) land; labor intensiveD) land; capital intensiveE) capital; land intensive
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