According to the two-country general equilibrium (PPF/indifference curves) model, if both countries' production possibilities frontiers are identical, then:

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If both countries' production possibilities frontiers are identical, then they must have identical resource endowments and technology. This means that they will have the same opportunity cost of producing any good. As a result, they will have the same comparative advantage in producing different goods. However, if their tastes differ, they could still find that international trade is welfare-increasing. This is because they can specialize in producing the goods that they have a comparative advantage in producing and then trade with each other to obtain the goods that they do not have a comparative advantage in producing.

According to the Two-Country General Equilibrium (PPF/indifference Curves) Model, If