Comparative Advantage and Trade

the ability of one country, group, or individual to engage in a specific economic activity more efficiently than another

the ability to produce a good or service at lower opportunity cost than another person or group

bargain made between countries to foster trade

the process of businesses, organizations, countries, and other agents engaging in international interactions, influence, or trade, integrating multiple economies

any resource or factor of the production process needed to create a final product or service

the value or benefit of the next best alternative given up when making a choice

a good or service produced by the production process

an economic measure of output per unit of input, including capital and labor

a firm's (or individual's) choice to produce the good or service for which it has lower opportunity costs

the selling and buying of goods or services

cost, such as shipping, that a transaction imposes that is not part of the transaction itself