If a country's productivity doubles for everything it produces, this will not alter its prior pattern of specialization because it has not altered its comparative advantage.

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Comparative advantage is determined by the opportunity cost of producing a specific good or service. If a country's productivity doubles for everything it produces, its opportunity cost will remain the same, and therefore its pattern of specialization will not be altered.

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