LCD TVs are capital intensive, and tennis racquets are labor intensive. Suppose Canada has $100 billion of capital and 2 million workers and Mexico has $10 billion of capital and 20 million workers. According to the Heckscher-Ohlin model:

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According to the Heckscher-Ohlin model, a country will specialize in and export goods that use its abundant resources intensively. Canada has more capital relative to labor, so it will specialize in capital-intensive goods like LCD TVs.

LCD TVs Are Capital Intensive, and Tennis Racquets Are Labor