Read the articles:

1) The Boomerang effect.

http://www.economist.com/node/21552898

2) Comparative Advantage and American Jobs.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703555804576102500952966450.html

In your initial response to the topic you have to answer both questions:

1) How can government protection of one domestic industry through tariffs or quotas harm another? Please explain and give an example of how a specific government action might both help a specific domestic industry and hurt another specific domestic industry.

2) Why does comparative advantage matter more than absolute advantage for trade? Please explain.

3) Reflection – the students also should include a paragraph in the initial response in their own words reflecting on specifically what they learned from the assignment and how they think they could apply what they learned in the workplace.