The Heckscher-Ohlin, factor-proportions model lends support to the argument that

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The Heckscher-Ohlin model suggests that countries will export goods that utilize their abundant factors of production and import goods that utilize their scarce factors. In rich countries, capital is typically abundant and unskilled labor is scarce compared to poorer countries. Therefore, trade according to this model tends to benefit the owners of the abundant factors (e.g., capital in rich countries) and worsen the conditions for the scarce factors (e.g., unskilled labor in rich countries) due to increased competition from imports that use unskilled labor intensively.

The Heckscher-Ohlin, Factor-Proportions Model Lends Support to the Argument That