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  2. Gottfried Haberler - Wikipedia

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    Gottfried Haberler. Gottfried Haberler ( German: [ˈhaːbɐlɐ]; July 20, 1900 – May 6, 1995; until 1919 [1] Gottfried von Haberler) was an Austrian-American economist. [2] [3] [4] He worked in particular on international trade. One of his major contributions was reformulating the Ricardian idea of comparative advantage in a neoclassical ...

  3. Comparative advantage - Wikipedia

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    Comparative advantage in an economic model is the advantage over others in producing a particular good. A good can be produced at a lower relative opportunity cost or autarky price, i.e. at a lower relative marginal cost prior to trade. [1] Comparative advantage describes the economic reality of the work gains from trade for individuals, firms ...

  4. Opportunity cost - Wikipedia

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    Opportunity cost, as such, is an economic concept in economic theory which is used to maximise value through better decision-making. In accounting, collecting, processing, and reporting information on activities and events that occur within an organization is referred to as the accounting cycle.

  5. Production–possibility frontier - Wikipedia

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    The slope of the production–possibility frontier (PPF) at any given point is called the marginal rate of transformation ( MRT ). The slope defines the rate at which production of one good can be redirected (by reallocation of productive resources) into production of the other. It is also called the (marginal) "opportunity cost" of a commodity ...

  6. International trade theory - Wikipedia

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    International trade theory. International trade theory is a sub-field of economics which analyzes the patterns of international trade, its origins, and its welfare implications. International trade policy has been highly controversial since the 18th century. International trade theory and economics itself have developed as means to evaluate the ...

  7. No such thing as a free lunch - Wikipedia

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    Meanings. Science. In the sciences, no free lunch means that the universe as a whole is ultimately a closed system. There is no source of matter, energy, or light that draws resources from something else which will not eventually be exhausted. Therefore, the no free lunch argument may also be applied to natural physical processes in a closed ...

  8. Friedrich von Wieser - Wikipedia

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    The alternative cost theory (or opportunity cost theory) is a theory of enormous importance that comes from his Theorie der gesellschaftlichen Wirtschaft (Theory of Social Economy), published in 1914, although his arguments were foreshadowed in his work Das Wesen und der Hauptinhalt der theoretischen Nationalokonomie (The Nature and Main ...

  9. Ricardian economics - Wikipedia

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    e. David Ricardo. Ricardian economics are the economic theories of David Ricardo, an English political economist born in 1772 who made a fortune as a stockbroker and loan broker. [1] [2] At the age of 27, he read An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith and was energised by the theories of economics.