Absolute advantage and comparative advantage

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Question1: Determine absolute advantage and comparative advantage and explain why will resources specialize according to their comparative advantages? Why will this specialization increase production? Why will specialization increase trade?
Question2: Who is counted as employed or unemployed in the unemployment statistics? What groups in society are not represented at all in the unemployment statistics (i.e., who is not a part of the civilian labor force)? How is the unemployment rate measured?
Question3: Explain the limitations of using Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a measure of economic activity.

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