In general, a capital-abundant country (such as the United States) tends to specialize in capital-intensive industry and export capital-intensive products, and import labor-intensive products.This statement is an illustration of the ____________________ of comparative advantage.

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This statement illustrates the factor endowment theory, also known as the Heckscher-Ohlin theory, which posits that countries will specialize and export goods that make intensive use of the factors of production (such as capital or labor) in which they are relatively abundant.

In General, a Capital-Abundant Country (Such as the United States)