According to the law of comparative advantage,the less efficient of the two trading countries should specialize in and export the commodity in which it manages to have an absolute advantage.

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The law of comparative advantage states that the countries should specialize in and export the commodity in which they have a lower opportunity cost, not necessarily in the commodity where they have an absolute advantage. So, the less efficient country should specialize in the product where it has a comparative advantage, not absolute advantage.

According to the Law of Comparative Advantage,the Less Efficient of the Two