Eliminate the potential advantages to specialization

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Using the production possibilities frontiers for USA and VENEZUELA provided below, explain which group has a comparative advantage over which type of goods. Is it rational for USA to trade with VENEZUELA? Explain. Suggest some barriers to trade that might exist which would eliminate the potential advantages to specialization and trade. What will keep each group from overcharging the other for their specialized product?

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USA 200 1000
VENEZUELA 150 200

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