Microeconomics
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Author: KARLAN, Dean S., Morduch, Jonathan
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Chapter 2, Problem 13PA
To determine
(a)
The country that specializes in production of coffee and the country that specializes in production of rum.
To determine
(b)
Terms of trade for 1 ton of coffee.
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