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The United States has a comparative advantage in the production of wheat, and Haiti has a comparative advantage in the production of sugar. If both countries specialize based on the theory of comparative advantage

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the production and the consumption of both the goods will increase.

Step-by-step explanation:

  • The U.S and the Haiti have a comparative advantage in the production of the wheat and sugar thus they can maximize their combined output and allocate their resources more efficiently.
  • If both of the countries tend to specials on the basis of the theory of comparative cost advantage given by David Ricardo.

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