Journal of Economic Perspectives
ISSN 0895-3309 (Print) | ISSN 1944-7965 (Online)
Where Ricardo and Mill Rebut and Confirm Arguments of Mainstream Economists Supporting Globalization
Journal of Economic Perspectives
(pp. 135–146)
(Complimentary)
Abstract
Autarky real per capita well being, does not deny that new technical Chinese progress in goods that America previously had competitive advantage in can, ceteris paribus, lower permanently measurable per capita U.S. real income. Nor does it deny that technical progress in China's export goods can, ceteris paribus, hurt permanently her own net measurable per capita real income itself when demand inelasticity prevails. Ergo, the winds of dynamic comparative advantage cannot be counted on to create in each region new net gains of the gainers assuredly greater than the new net losses of the losers. However, correct Ricardian theory does imply that worldwide real income per capita does gain net, so that winners' winnings will suffice worldwide to more than compensate losers' losings--some cold comfort in a scenario of many semi-autonomous nations.Citation
Samuelson, Paul, A. 2004. "Where Ricardo and Mill Rebut and Confirm Arguments of Mainstream Economists Supporting Globalization." Journal of Economic Perspectives 18 (3): 135–146. DOI: 10.1257/0895330042162403JEL Classification
- F02 International Economic Order
- F11 Neoclassical Models of Trade
- F16 Trade and Labor Market Interactions