Question

Economists have long recognized a persistent and unfounded belief among the population which has come to be known as the anti-foreign bias. As a result of this bias, most people systematically underestimate the economic benefits of interactions with foreign nations. Some psychologists believe that this bias is rooted in a natural distrust of the “other,” while others believe that a form of folk wisdom, seemingly in accord with common sense but nonetheless incorrect, explains the bias.
This wisdom asserts that in any transaction there is a winner and a loser and any foreign nation that wants to engage in trade must be doing so because it seeks its own advantage. But nothing could be further from truth. No less an authority than Adam Smith, one of the fathers of the modern free market system, spoke glowingly of foreign trade in his influential treatise Wealth of Nations. “What is prudence in the conduct of every private family, can scarce be folly in a great kingdom,” said Smith.
His point is simple. A baker trades his bread to the cobbler for shoes and both men benefit from the trade because of the value of specialization. The same principle works for nations. Even more startling, a basic economic theorem, the Law of Comparative Advantage, states that mutually beneficial trade is possible even if one nation is less productive than the other.
Suppose a citizen of Country X can produce either 10 computers or five bushels of wheat and a citizen of Country Y can produce either three computers or two bushels of wheat. If one citizen from Country X switches from producing wheat to computers and three citizens from Country Y switch from producing computers to wheat, there is a net gain of one computer and one bushel of wheat.

1) The passage is primarily concerned with which of the following?
a) Arguing for an increase in trade with foreign nations.
b) Providing a historical context for a long-standing belief.
c) Demonstrating the fallacy of a particular way of thinking.
d) Illustrating an economic principle through an example.

2) The author most likely mentions the “baker” and the “cobbler” in order to:
a) provide a concrete illustration of an economic principle Answer: (c) evaluate an example used in Smith’s Wealth of Nations
b) discuss the types of goods available during Adam Smith’s time
c) evaluate an example used in Smith’s Wealth of Nations
d) show that all trade is based on specialization

3) The author most probably uses the word “startling” in reference to the Law of Comparative Advantage because:
a) it is puzzling that no one before Adam Smith thought of the Law
b) the Law of Comparative Advantage holds even when there is an imbalance in the capabilities of the nations
c) it is surprising that the general public is unaware of the Law of Comparative Advantage
d) most countries do not consider the Law of Comparative Advantage when devising their trade policies

4) As it is described in the passage, which of the following most closely resembles“ folk wisdom?”
a) A farmer decides that it is going to rain after scanning the sky for dark clouds.
b) A child asks his parents why the sky is blue and the parents reply
c) A person spends 10 dollars on lottery tickets every week because he believes that
d) A mother tells her child to put on a jacket so he won’t catch cold, even though colds are caused by viruses.ells her child to put on a jacket so he won’t catch cold, even though colds are caused by viruses.

5) Who is one of the fathers of modern free market system mentioned in the above passage
a) Charles smith
b) Adam smith
c) Johnson and Johnson
d) Kelly smith

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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1.c) Demonstrating the fallacy of a particular way of thinking.

2.c) evaluate an example used in Smith’s Wealth of Nations

3.b) the Law of Comparative Advantage holds even when there is an imbalance in the capabilities of the nations

4.d) A mother tells her child to put on a jacket so he won’t catch cold, even though colds are caused by viruses.ells her child to put on a jacket so he won’t catch cold, even though colds are caused by viruses.

5.c) Johnson and Johnson

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