Discuss implications of factor price equalization theorem

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The Factor Price Equalization theorem is a seemingly startling outcome of the Heckscher-Ohlin model. Discuss the implications of this theorem including why this result does or does not hold in the "real world."

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The problem is belongs to Economics and it is explore about the similarities between Heckscher-Ohlin model and Factor Price Equalization theorem. Factor Price Equalization rests on the principle that a country can easily and export and import factors of production depending upon the demand.

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