FAL… Show more Carefully explain, for each of the following two statements, why the statement is either TRUE or FALSE. (a) “In a 2x2x2 Heckscher-Ohlin context, when a relatively labor-abundant country moves from autarky to trade, the real return to capital in the import-competing industry decreases and the real return to capital in the export industry also decreases.” (b) “In the ‘specific-factors model,’ with capital fixed in each sector, when a relatively labor-abundant country moves from autarky to trade, the real return to capital in the import-competing industry decreases and the real return to capital in the export industry also decreases.” • Show less



