The Heckscher-Ohlin theory would predict that the United States should be a primary importer of capital goods.

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The Heckscher-Ohlin theory states that a country should export goods that make intensive use of factors of production that are abundant in that country and import goods that make intensive use of factors of production that are scarce. Since the United States is abundant in capital, the theory would predict that it should be a net exporter of capital goods, not an importer.

The Heckscher-Ohlin Theory Would Predict That the United States Should