
Charles N. Steele
Economics professor and lecturer presenting the course 'Understanding Capitalism' and delivering the recorded lecture on trade and comparative advantage.
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May 28, 2025 • 27min
Understanding Capitalism: Trade and Comparative Advantage
Charles N. Steele, an economics professor who teaches 'Understanding Capitalism,' explains comparative advantage and why trade raises incomes. He discusses specialization, empirical gains from freer trade, effects of low-wage competition, manufacturing shifts, and how trade can improve standards. He also covers adjustment costs, retraining, and narrow exceptions to free trade.


