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ABSOLUTE ADVANTAGE

The general ability to produce more goods or services using fewer resources. A person or country has an absolute advantage in production largely due to superior technology or greater technical efficiency. A related, but contrasting concept is comparative advantage. Both terms are perhaps most important to the study of international trade, but also provide insight into other exchanges.

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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time driving to a factory outlet hoping to buy either a genuine down-filled comforter or a 200-foot blue garden hose. Be on the lookout for spoiled cheese hiding under your bed hatching conspiracies against humanity.
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In the early 1900s around 300 automobile companies operated in the United States.
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