Heckscher-Ohlin model

The Heckscher-Ohlin model (H-O model) is a General equilibrium mathematical model of the macroeconomy in international trade, developed by Eli Heckscher and Bertil Ohlin at the Stockholm School of Economics. It builds on David Ricardo's theory of comparative advantage by predicting the patterns of trade in the types of good that particular countries will specialize in exporting.

External links

• A precisely defined two-goods H-O model
• The Heckscher-Ohlin Model Between 1400 and 2000 An econometric analysis of factor prices, commodity prices, and endowments in intercontinental trade by NBER in 1999. It finds that 19th century trade patterns and economies can be successfully modelled within an H-O framework.
• Test yourself on the H-O model