Factor price equalization beyond a "cubic" world

被引:6
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作者
Chakrabarti, A [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Wisconsin, Coll Letters & Sci, Dept Econ, Milwaukee, WI 53201 USA
关键词
general equilibrium; international trade; Heckscher-Ohlin theory; factor price equalization; factor price insensitivity; integrated world economy; envelope condition;
D O I
10.1007/s00199-005-0601-1
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
The importance of factor price equalization (FPE) is widely recognized in economics. The FPE theorem states that, absent any factor intensity reversal, factor prices are equal across countries with identical technologies and product mixes. In a two-factor-two-good-two-country Heckscher-Ohlin model this is equivalent to countries factor endowments being contained in the diversification cone defined by goods factor intensities. This paper identifies a condition, stated in terms of the allocation of factor endowments across countries relative to the demand for and the factor intensities of goods, that is necessary and sufficient for FPE in a world with arbitrary number of countries, goods and factors.
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页码:483 / 491
页数:9
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