Skill, Land and Trade: A Simple Analytical Framework

This paper proposes a minimal model of the relationship between
human resources and foreign trade in developing countries, aimed at making
it easier for economists working in these two fields to communicate with
one another. The model combines familiar ingredients in a framework which
is rigorous but not technically difficult, and simple but not unrealistic.
The model is subjected to some preliminary tests, using readily available
data, and various extensions and possible further research are outlined.