The Heckscher-Ohlin model, developed by economists Eli Heckscher and Bertil Ohlin, is a fundamental theory in international trade that explains how countries export and import goods based on their factor endowments. According to this model, countries will export goods that utilize their abundant factors of production (such as labor, capital, and land) intensively, while importing goods that require factors that are scarce in their economy. This leads to the following key insights:
This theory highlights the significance of factor endowments in determining trade patterns and is often contrasted with the Ricardian model, which focuses solely on technological differences.
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