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  1. Adam Smith

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    Absolute Advantage and Trade
    Smith developed the concept of Absolute Advantage, arguing that national prosperity is increased when a nation specializes in producing goods it can make more efficiently (using fewer inputs) than its trading partners. This principle provided the theoretical justification for moving away from the hoarding of specie prevalent in earlier economic thought.
    It is important to distinguish Smith’s concept from the later theory of [Comparative Advantage](/entries/co…

  2. Adam Smith

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    Smith developed the concept of Absolute Advantage, arguing that national prosperity is increased when a nation specializes in producing goods it can make more efficiently (using fewer inputs) than its trading partners. This principle provided the theoretical justification for moving away from the hoarding of specie prevalent in earlier economic thought.
    It is important to distinguish Smith’s concept from the later theory of Comparative Advantage developed by […

  3. Classical Economics

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    Classical Economics fundamentally altered the view of international trade, moving decisively away from Mercantilist bullionism.
    The theory of Comparative Advantage, developed by David Ricardo, demonstrated that even if one nation held an absolute advantage in producing all goods (Absolute Advantage), mutually beneficial trade could still occur if each nation specialized in producing the good where its *[op…

  4. Classical Economics

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    Classical Economics fundamentally altered the view of international trade, moving decisively away from Mercantilist bullionism.
    The theory of Comparative Advantage, developed by David Ricardo, demonstrated that even if one nation held an absolute advantage in producing all goods (Absolute Advantage), mutually beneficial trade could still occur if each nation specialized in producing the good where its *[op…