Which of the following offers an explanation for the Leontief paradox?
A) Leontief assumed that U.S. and foreign technologies were not the same.
B) Leontief incorporated land and other resources.
C) Leontief did not distinguish between skilled and unskilled labor.
D) Leontief assumed that the United States was capital intensive.

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The Leontief paradox found that the U.S., a capital-abundant country, exported labor-intensive goods, which contradicted the Heckscher-Ohlin theory. One explanation is that Leontief did not distinguish between skilled and unskilled labor, which could affect the labor intensity of exports.

Which of the Following Offers an Explanation for the Leontief