Country X and Country Y produce scud missiles and wheat. Country X has a comparative advantage in the production of scud missiles while Country Y has a comparative advantage in wheat. Present an argument f or and against free trade between these two countries
The argument for free trade is that there are economic gains to be had from specialization. More output can
be produced from the same quantity of resources. The argument against free trade is that Country Y may
not want to be dependent on Country X for its national security and Country X may not want to be
dependent on Country Y for its food.
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