Explain comparative
advantage with two
people, not countries,
so the arithmetic is
small. Then: what it
explains, where it's over-applied.

Comparative Advantage, Without the Jargon

Why trade helps even when one side is better at everything.

Prompt

Explain comparative advantage using two people or two businesses rather than two countries, so the arithmetic is small enough to follow. Then say what the idea genuinely explains and where people over-apply it.