Consider the DFS model described in Chapter 4.
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Graph the A curve. Why is it downward-sloping?
Graph the C curve. Why is it upward-sloping?
Mark on your graph the equilibrium values of relative wages and goods.
Suppose an increase in demand for country 2’s goods occurs, leading to an increase in country 2’s relative wage (and, therefore, a decrease in country 1’s relative wage). How does the C-curve shift? Demonstrate this change on your graph, labeling the new curve C5. Will country 1 export more or fewer goods?
Now start a new DFS graph.
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Graph the A curve. Why is it downward-sloping?
Graph the C curve. Why is it upward-sloping?
Mark on your graph the equilibrium values of relative wages and goods.
Suppose technological improvement in country 2 causes a decrease in labor requirements (a2) there. How does the A-curve shift? Show this change on your graph, labeling the new curve A5. Will country 1 export more or fewer goods?
Now start a new DFS graph.
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Graph the A curve. Why is it downward-sloping?
Graph the C curve. Why is it upward-sloping?
Mark on your graph the equilibrium values of relative wages and goods.
Suppose decrease in labor supply in country 1 causes country 1’s relative wage to rise (and therefore a country 2’s relative wage decreases). How does the A-curve shift? Show this change on your graph, labeling the new curve A5. Will country 1 export more or fewer goods?