What is the difference between specialization and trade?
Specialization: what we should produce
Trade: what we should NOT produce
Trade
Buying an item
Specialization
producing an item
Absolute Advantage
The comparison of productivity
Comparative Advantage
Having the lower opportunity cost of producing a good
Imports
Things we bring IN to the country
Should we buy or produce an item?
We should buy ONLY if we do not have comparative advantage
Exports
Things that we send OUT of the country