An idea from Principles of Political Economy

Trade pays even when one country is better at making everything. What counts is which goods each side makes relatively cheaply, an idea taken from Ricardo. How the gain is split depends on how much each country wants the other’s goods.

From Principles of Political Economy by John Stuart Mill

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