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    Primary Discussion Response is due by Friday (11:59:59pm Central) Peer Responses are due by Tuesday (11:59:59pm Central).
    Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area write 400600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts ideas and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
    In the Mercantile period from the 16th through the end of the 18th centuries trade was driven by a need to accumulate gold and silver. Nations worked to restrict imports and drive exports.With the advent of the Industrial Age classical economists began to look at trade and international commerce in a different light. In his seminal work The Wealth of Nations Adam Smith discussed the idea that the basis of trade could be seen in light of what he called absolute advantage. His contemporary David Ricardo took a different and modified approach and laid out a framework called comparative advantage. This latter theory is the basis for all modern views of international trade. For this Discussion Board complete the following:
    Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 100-word reply about their Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion please consider the following questions:
    For assistance with your assignment please use your text Web resources and all course materials.

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