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International Trade - Theory and Policy, 2010a

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In summary, the models suggest that the effects of trade liberalization on factor income are rather<br />

complex. Some factors will benefit in the short, medium, <strong>and</strong> long run. Some will lose in all periods.<br />

However, some factors will benefit in the short run <strong>and</strong> lose in the long run, while others will lose in the<br />

short run <strong>and</strong> gain in the long run. The determinants of these paths are whether income is from a<br />

relatively abundant factor or from a relatively scarce factor <strong>and</strong> which industry the factor is employed in<br />

before the liberalization occurs.<br />

KEY TAKEAWAYS<br />

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Three models of trade can be interpreted as representing three time frames of factor adjustment to a new<br />

equilibrium.<br />

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The immobile factor model represents a very short-run perspective. The specific factor model represents<br />

a medium-run perspective. The H-O model represents a long-run perspective.<br />

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By piecing together the results of the models in a dynamic adjustment story, one can demonstrate greater<br />

complexity in the effects on factor incomes as time passes after an adjustment to free trade. Most factors<br />

will experience changing real income effects as the degree of factor mobility rises over time.<br />

Saylor URL: http://www.saylor.org/books<br />

Saylor.org<br />

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