Heterogeneous Capital and the Heckscher-Ohlin-Samuelson Theory of Trade
Heterogeneous Capital and the Heckscher-Ohlin-Samuelson Theory of Trade
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异质资本与赫克歇尔-俄林-萨缪尔森贸易理论
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10.1007/978-1-349-04378-1_5
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发表时间：
1979
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通讯作者：
I. Steedman
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作者：
J. Metcalfe;I. Steedman
虽然对赫克歇尔-奥林-萨缪尔森贸易理论的基本假设的有效性提出了许多反对意见，但人们普遍认为，一旦这些假设得到认可，该理论的内在逻辑就不会受到批评。然而，如果这一理论对理解真实的世界贸易是有用的，那么对每个国家都有一定资本禀赋的假设，就必须以这样一种方式来解释，即资本货物的异质性是可以考虑的。这样的解释确实是可能的，但它立即引起了人们的怀疑，即最近关于资本理论的争论的结果是否表明居屋分析的内在逻辑是值得批评的。本文的目的是表明异质资本货物的存在确实导致了HOS理论逻辑的崩溃，从而导致了其主要结论的崩溃。
While many objections have been raised as to the validity of the assumptions underlying the Heckscher-Ohlin-Samuelson theory of trade, that theory is widely regarded as immune from criticism of its internal logic, once the assumptions are granted. If the theory is to be useful in the understanding of real world trade, however, the assumption that each country has a given endowment of capital must be interpreted in such a way that the heterogeneity of capital goods can be allowed for. Such an interpretation is indeed possible but it immediately raises doubts as to whether recent results from the controversy over capital theory might not show the internal logic of the HOS analysis to be open to criticism. The object of the essay is to suggest that the existence of heterogeneous capital goods does lead to a breakdown of the logic of the HOS theory and hence to that of its major conclusions.