Question

Assume a two-country, two-good, and two inputs model. Let the two countries in this model be the United States and the Rest of the World and the two goods being produced by each of the countries be steel and wheat. The two factors of production used in producing the goods in each country are capital and land. If the United States is capital-abundant and steel production is capital-intensive, the Heckscher-Ohlin model would predict that the Rest of the World would: Group of answer choices export both the goods to the United States. export wheat and import steel. export steel and import wheat. import both the goods from the United States.

Answer 1

Answer: export steel and import wheat

Explanation:

According to the Heckscher-Ohlin model, a country should export the foods and services that it can produce in abundance and also produce efficiently while it imports the one that is less efficiently produced of the two goods being compared.

In this scenario, the two countries in this model are the United States and the Rest of the World; the two goods being produced by each of the countries are steel and wheat; the two factors of production used in producing the goods in each country are capital and land.

Since the United States is capital-abundant and steel production is capital-intensive, this mean that the United States can produce steel more efficiently and in abundance. Therefore, U.S should produce steel and export to other countries while it buys wheat from the rest of the world.