Why Did Unemployment Disappear from the International Trade Theory?

January 1, 2026KOKUSAI KEIZAIOpen Access

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This work examines the disappearance of unemployment from international trade theory and its historical context.
Analyzed historical developments in trade theory focusing on Ricardian and Mill's interpretations.
Explored the implications of Haberler's production possibility set on unemployment analysis.
Investigated the theoretical foundations of comparative advantage and its relation to unemployment.
Haberler's model fundamentally restricted the analysis of unemployment in trade contexts.
Mill's mutual demand theory effectively assumed a production possibilities frontier that overlooked unemployment.
Ricardo’s original theories, grounded in quantity adjustment, offered insights into technical unemployment.

Historical analysis highlights how trade theories eliminated unemployment discussions, suggesting significant ideological shifts.

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Taichi Tabuchi (2026) studied this question.

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