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International trade and the division of labor

Soo, Kwok Tong (2018) International trade and the division of labor. Review of International Economics, 26 (2). pp. 322-338. ISSN 0965-7576

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Abstract

This paper develops a model of international trade based on the division of labor under perfect competition. International trade, by eliminating the duplication of coordination costs, leads to a greater variety of tasks, each produced at a larger scale than in autarky. The greater variety of tasks implies greater division of labor and hence gains from trade. Extending the model to two factors of production yields the additional result that if the two countries are sufficiently similar in their relative endowments, then both factors of production can experience gains from trade.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Review of International Economics
Additional Information:
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Soo KT. International trade and the division of labor. Rev Int Econ. 2018;26:322–338. https://doi.org/10.1111/roie.12333 which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/roie.12333/abstract This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? division of labourtask tradegains from tradeeconomics, econometrics and finance(all)developmentgeography, planning and developmentf11f15discipline-based research ??
Departments:
Lancaster University Management School > Economics
ID Code:
88288
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ep_importer_pure
Deposited On:
23 Oct 2017 13:54
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
Last Modified:
19 Sep 2025 11:19
URI:
https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/88288