articleThe Journal of Economic PerspectivesAug 1, 2004BRONZE OA

Where Ricardo and Mill Rebut and Confirm Arguments of Mainstream Economists Supporting Globalization

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Autarky real per capita well being, does not deny that new technical Chinese progress in goods that America previously had competitive advantage in can, ceteris paribus, lower permanently measurable per capita U.S. real income. Nor does it deny that technical progress in China's export goods can, ceteris paribus, hurt permanently her own net measurable per capita real income itself when demand inelasticity prevails. Ergo, the winds of dynamic comparative advantage cannot be counted on to create in each region new net gains of the gainers assuredly greater than the new net losses of the losers. However, correct Ricardian theory does imply that worldwide real income per capita does gain net, so that winners'…

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Keywords
  • Ceteris paribus
  • Economics
  • Autarky
  • Per capita income
  • Per capita
  • International trade
  • Microeconomics
  • Market economy
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • No poverty
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