A Direct Test of the Theory of Comparative Advantage

Bernhofen, D. M., & Brown, J. C. (2004). A Direct Test of the Theory of Comparative Advantage: The Case of Japan. Journal of Political Economy, 112(1), 48-67.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

2004

DOI

10.1086/379944

Link

https://doi.org/10.1086/379944

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• Comparative Advantage
  • confirmed that Ricardian predictions perform remarkably well on modern trade data, and Bernhofen and Brown's 2004 study of Japan's opening

    This sourceUses Japan's sudden 1860s opening from autarky to trade as a natural experiment; the autarky price value of Japan's trade is negative each year 1868–75, confirming the comparative-advantage prediction.

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