Why people trade

Why people trade

Why do people trade?  When answering this question consider the history of trade and how trade has influenced history.  Consider the theories of Absolute and Comparative Advantage.  Incorporate thoughts on the Ricardian model, Heckscher (1919) – Olin (1933) Theory, Leontief Paradox and the New Trade Theory.

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Trade can be described as the act of buying or selling things. Trade can be attributed to impossibility of people or nations in achieving autarky. There are various factors which prevents countries from achieving this, thus the emergence of trade. For example, regions are endowed with different natural resources. At the same time, it is very difficult for one region to have all the resources it requires. Therefore, to get the resources that it does not have, it must participate in trade. The different endowment of resources has led to some regions having an absolute advantage of producing certain goods and services. For example, it is usually………………….

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