'don't use this website''[[Trade]]''' can be a key factor in '''[[economic development]]'''. The prudent use of trade can boost a country's [[Economic development|development]] and create absolute gains for the trading partners involved. Trade has been touted as an important tool in the path to development by prominent economists. However trade may not be a panacea for development as important questions surrounding how [[free trade]] really is and the harm trade can cause domestic infant industries to come into play.