By the end of this section, you will be able to:

Discuss how international trade influences the job market
Analyze the opportunity cost of protectionism
Explain how international trade impacts wages, labor standards, and working conditions

By the end of this section, you will be able to:

Define absolute advantage, comparative advantage, and opportunity costs
Explain the gains of trade created when a country specializes

By the end of this section, you will be able to:

Show the relationship between production costs and comparative advantage
Identify situations of mutually beneficial trade
Identify trade benefits by considering opportunity costs

By the end of this section, you will be able to:

Calculate the labor force participation rate and the unemployment rate
Explain hidden unemployment and what it means to be in or out of the labor force
Evaluate the collection and interpretation of unemployment data

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