comparative advantage
noun
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anadvantageacountryhas over anothercountrybecause it canproduceaparticulartypeofproductmoreefficiently:
Russia'scomparativeadvantageis in theexportofrawmaterials.
comparative advantage in sthTheUnitedStateshas acomparativeadvantageinprovidingfinancialservicesto therestof theworld.
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theideathatcountriesshould onlyexportthegoodsthat they areabletoproducemoreefficientlythan othercountriesandimportthegoodsthat othercountriesareabletoproducemoreefficientlythan them:
WhenDavidRicardoexpoundedthetheoryofcomparativeadvantage, hechosetheexamplesofwineandcloth.
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absolute advantage