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VENTAJA ABSOLUTA [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
- National and International Economics
- Foreign Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- theory of comparative advantage
1, record 1, English, theory%20of%20comparative%20advantage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- comparative advantage theory 2, record 1, English, comparative%20advantage%20theory
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ricardo's theory that specialization and free trade will benefit all trading parties, even those that may be absolutely more efficient producers. 3, record 1, English, - theory%20of%20comparative%20advantage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A person or country is said to have a comparative advantage in producing a good if it is relatively more efficient than a trading partner at doing so. In other words, they have a lower opportunity cost. 3, record 1, English, - theory%20of%20comparative%20advantage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
- Économie nationale et internationale
- Commerce extérieur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- théorie des avantages comparatifs
1, record 1, French, th%C3%A9orie%20des%20avantages%20comparatifs
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- théorie de l'avantage comparatif 2, record 1, French, th%C3%A9orie%20de%20l%27avantage%20comparatif
correct, feminine noun
- théorie des avantages comparés 3, record 1, French, th%C3%A9orie%20des%20avantages%20compar%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ricardo énonce la théorie des avantages comparatifs : tout pays a intérêt à être libre-échangiste même si un pays a un avantage absolu sur tous les autres pays dans tous les domaines. Le pays se spécialise dans la production où il possède un avantage relatif, c'est-à-dire là où il est relativement le meilleur ou le moins mauvais. Il faut savoir renoncer à ses avantages les plus faibles pour tirer parti de ses avantages les plus forts. 4, record 1, French, - th%C3%A9orie%20des%20avantages%20comparatifs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Doctrinas, políticas y sistemas económicos
- Economía nacional e internacional
- Comercio exterior
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- teoría de la ventaja comparativa
1, record 1, Spanish, teor%C3%ADa%20de%20la%20ventaja%20comparativa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- teoría de las ventajas comparativas 2, record 1, Spanish, teor%C3%ADa%20de%20las%20ventajas%20comparativas
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Teoría [que postula] que los países deben especializarse en la producción de productos en los que tienen una ventaja relativa, de forma que exportarán parte de estos productos e importarán aquellos que otros países produzcan con menores costes relativos. 3, record 1, Spanish, - teor%C3%ADa%20de%20la%20ventaja%20comparativa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Según la teoría de la ventaja comparativa, aunque un país no tenga ventaja absoluta en la producción de ningún bien, le conviene especializarse en la producción de aquellas mercancías para las que su desventaja sea menor, y el país que tenga ventaja absoluta en la producción de todos los bienes debe especializarse en la producción de aquellos cuya ventaja sea mayor. 4, record 1, Spanish, - teor%C3%ADa%20de%20la%20ventaja%20comparativa
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
- Laws of the Market (Economy)
- Foreign Trade
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- differential advantage 1, record 2, English, differential%20advantage
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- relative advantage 2, record 2, English, relative%20advantage
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Position held by a company or country that produces a particular product or service in which, despite consuming more resources than another company or country (in other words, without having an absolute advantage), it is nevertheless in its interests to produce the product or service in order to later interchange it for others, given that if a different good were produced, both companies or countries would need more resources for the same level of total production. 2, record 2, English, - differential%20advantage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Your institution's differential advantage is the composite of all the factors that make your institution unique. 1, record 2, English, - differential%20advantage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
relative advantage: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 2, English, - differential%20advantage
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
- Lois du marché (Économie)
- Commerce extérieur
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- avantage différentiel
1, record 2, French, avantage%20diff%C3%A9rentiel
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- avantage relatif 2, record 2, French, avantage%20relatif
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Position d'avantage d'une entreprise ou d'un pays dans la production d'un bien ou d'un service, sans qu'il s'agisse nécessairement d'un avantage absolu. Si ce pays décidait de produire un autre bien pour l'échanger dans le marché mondial, l'ensemble des pays utiliserait plus de ressources pour la même quantité de production totale. 2, record 2, French, - avantage%20diff%C3%A9rentiel
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une entreprise porteuse d'un projet aura un avantage différentiel lorsque ses compétences propres lui permettront d'exploiter une opportunité plus facilement que ses concurrents. 1, record 2, French, - avantage%20diff%C3%A9rentiel
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
avantage relatif : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 2, French, - avantage%20diff%C3%A9rentiel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Doctrinas, políticas y sistemas económicos
- Leyes del mercado (Economía)
- Comercio exterior
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- ventaja relativa
1, record 2, Spanish, ventaja%20relativa
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Posición de una empresa o país para la producción de un determinado bien o servicio por la que, a pesar de consumir más recursos que un tercero, es decir, no tener ventaja absoluta, le interesa producir ese bien para posteriormente intercambiarlo ya que, si produjera otro bien, el conjunto de ambos países o empresas necesitaría más recursos para la misma producción total. 1, record 2, Spanish, - ventaja%20relativa
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ventaja relativa: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 2, Spanish, - ventaja%20relativa
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-08-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
- Laws of the Market (Economy)
- Foreign Trade
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- absolute advantage
1, record 3, English, absolute%20advantage
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Position held by a company or country that has a total benefit in the production of a good or service if it can produce that good with fewer resources than other countries can. 2, record 3, English, - absolute%20advantage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
absolute advantage: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 3, English, - absolute%20advantage
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
- Lois du marché (Économie)
- Commerce extérieur
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- avantage absolu
1, record 3, French, avantage%20absolu
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Position d'avantage qui permet à une entreprise ou à un pays de produire un bien ou service en utilisant moins de ressources qu'un tiers. 1, record 3, French, - avantage%20absolu
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
avantage absolu : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 3, French, - avantage%20absolu
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Doctrinas, políticas y sistemas económicos
- Leyes del mercado (Economía)
- Comercio exterior
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- ventaja absoluta
1, record 3, Spanish, ventaja%20absoluta
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Posición de una empresa o país que le permite producir un bien o servicio con menos consumo de recursos que un tercero. 2, record 3, Spanish, - ventaja%20absoluta
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ventaja absoluta : término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 3, Spanish, - ventaja%20absoluta
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-08-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Laws of the Market (Economy)
- National and International Economics
- Foreign Trade
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- law of comparative advantage
1, record 4, English, law%20of%20comparative%20advantage
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Law of comparative advantage. Given the freedom to respond to market forces, countries will tend to export goods for which they have comparative advantage and import goods for which they have comparative disadvantage, and that they will experience gains from trade by doing so. 2, record 4, English, - law%20of%20comparative%20advantage
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The law of comparative advantage not only predicts the geographical pattern of specialization and direction of trade; it also demonstrates that both countries are made better off and that the real wages ... are improved by trade and the resulting enlarged totals of world production. 3, record 4, English, - law%20of%20comparative%20advantage
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Lois du marché (Économie)
- Économie nationale et internationale
- Commerce extérieur
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- loi des avantages comparatifs
1, record 4, French, loi%20des%20avantages%20comparatifs
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- loi des avantages comparés 2, record 4, French, loi%20des%20avantages%20compar%C3%A9s
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Loi qui établi que,] quand un pays dispose de plusieurs avantages absolus, il doit se spécialiser là où son avantage est comparativement le plus grand, et quand un pays ne dispose d'aucun avantage absolu, il doit se spécialiser là ou son désavantage est comparativement le plus petit. 3, record 4, French, - loi%20des%20avantages%20comparatifs
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Leyes del mercado (Economía)
- Economía nacional e internacional
- Comercio exterior
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- ley de la ventaja comparativa
1, record 4, Spanish, ley%20de%20la%20ventaja%20comparativa
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ley [que] establece que un país debe especializarse en la producción y la exportación de las mercancías que puede producir con un costo relativamente más bajo y debe importar aquellas otras en las que es un productor de costos relativamente elevados. 2, record 4, Spanish, - ley%20de%20la%20ventaja%20comparativa
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Así pues, no es la ventaja absoluta sino la ventaja comparativa la que debe dictar y decidir los patrones de comercio. 2, record 4, Spanish, - ley%20de%20la%20ventaja%20comparativa
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