when one country can use fewer resources to produce a good compared to another country; when a country is more productive compared to another country
absolute advantage
a country that can consume more than it can produces as a result of specialization and trade
gain from trade
international trade of goods within the same industry
intra-industry trade
many of the different stages of producing a good happen in different geographic locations
splitting up the value chain
taxes that governments place on imported goods
tariffs
how a good is produced in stages
value chain