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Hi, everyone.
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Today we will solve problem one from chapter nine, which discusses world prices, trade, and comparative advantage.
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So we are given a nation that is not allowed to participate in trade in steel, and they have a domestic price of steel lower than the world price.
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And we're asked about comparative advantage and if the nation would be an exporter or an importer.
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So first, it's important to define what the world price is.
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The world price is the price of a good that prevails in the world market for that good.
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And this is in comparison to the domestic price, which is the price that is charged in a particular country.
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So now we're told that this nation is able to produce steel at a domestic price that is lower than the world price.
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And this tells us that this nation has a comparative advantage in producing steel.
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The reason why is because the domestic price is low, which means that the cost of production of steel is lower in that country...