Suppose that Brazil is capital abundant and Chile is natural resource abundant. If timber is natural resource intensive and computers are capital intensive, then according to the Stolper-Samuelson Theorem, the incomes of the owners of ________ are likely to rise in Brazil after trade with Chile begins.
A) capital
B) labor
C) natural resources
D) It is impossible to determine which will be favored.
Ans: A) capital
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