International trade is based on the idea that: 1. exports should exceed imports 2. resources are less mobile internationally than are goods 3. resources are more mobile internally than are goods 4. imports should not be there.
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It is based on the idea that countries can benefit from specializing in the production of goods and services in which they have a comparative advantage and then trading those goods and services with other countries. Show more…
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