Comparative Advantage by Analogy Although this theory may seem initially incongru ous, an analogy should clarify its logic. Imagine that the best physician in town also happens to be the best medical administrator. It would not make economic sense for the physician to handle all the administrative duties of the office because of earning more money by con centrating on medical duties, even though that means having to employ a less-skilled office administrator. In the same manner, a country gains if it concentrates i resources on the ties it can produce most efficiently. It then trades some of those for commodities produced abroad. The following discussion clarifies this theo