The Shipbreakers of Alang represent a perfect example of how a developing country can apply the principles of the Heckscher-Ohlin model, since
A) shipbreaking is generally considered to be a capital-intensive operation and India, being a large country has much capital.
B) shipbreaking is a labor-intensive operation in India, and India has many workers since it is such a large country.
C) shipbreaking is a labor-intensive operation in India, and India's availability of capital per worker is less than that of its trade partners.
D) shipbreaking is a capital-intensive operation elsewhere in the world, and therefore represents a case of a factor intensity reversal.
E) India's climate lends itself to the work involved in shipbreaking.
C
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The demand for money increases and the demand curve for money shifts rightward as a result of
A) an increase in real GDP. B) a decrease in the price level. C) a decrease in the nominal interest rate. D) an increase in the use of credit cards. E) a decrease in the real interest rate.
When the Fed increases the quantity of money, the
A) demand for money curve shifts rightward. B) equilibrium nominal interest rate falls. C) equilibrium nominal interest rate rises. D) supply of money curve shifts leftward. E) demand for money curve shifts leftward.