This article explores how the comparative advantage economics concept defined by David Ricardo applies to startups in different scenarios.

Comparative advantage is real, but it won’t stop A.I. from taking over everything if it’s better at everything and computing keeps getting cheaper, Restrepo said.

According to the general consensus in academia, Ricardo’s theory of international trade embodies the theory of comparative advantage. The principle of comparative advantage he proposed, based on the ...

One common oversimplification is that it’s just about countries making and trading what they’re best at. Yes, but there’s a bit more to it.

I hypothesize that social trust generates a comparative advantage in industries with more autonomous micro production environments. I employ individual-level data on work autonomy to construct a ...