camping together. The six friends have a wide range of skills and experiences, but one person in particular,

Jethro, has done lots of camping before and is also a great athlete. Jethro has an absolute advantage in all

aspects of camping: he is faster at carrying a backpack, gathering firewood, paddling a canoe, setting up tents,

making a meal, and washing up. So here is the question: Because Jethro has an absolute productivity

advantage in everything, should he do all the work?

Of course not! Even if Jethro is willing to work like a mule while everyone else sits around, he, like all mortals,

only has 24 hours in a day. If everyone sits around and waits for Jethro to do everything, not only will Jethro be

an unhappy camper, but there will not be much output for his group of six friends to consume. The theory of

comparative advantage suggests that everyone will benefit if they figure out their areas of comparative
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