What is specialization in economics? Understand the definition of specialization in economics through examples. Learn how specialization affects an economy.

Learn about trade and specialization and the benefits of this type of economic interaction. Understand comparative advantage and how to calculate gains from trade.

Work specialization, sometimes called a division of labor, refers to the degree to which an organization divides individual tasks into separate jobs.

Explore the concept of work specialization in organizations in this 5-minute video. Learn about its advantages and disadvantages, and take a quiz for practice.

Learn about specialization in economics and its types in this bite-sized video lesson. Explore examples of how it drives efficiency and growth, then take a quiz.

Explore the evolution of invertebrates and discover invertebrates vs vertebrates. See examples of invertebrates and vertebrates and how symmetry plays a part.

To learn more about international trade, review the accompanying lesson entitled Gains From Trade and the Benefit of Specialization. The related lesson covers the following objectives:

Explore specialized cells. Learn the definition of a specialized cell and understand its various types. Discover the functions of specialized cells with examples.

Learn about the cell differentiation process. Discover what causes cell differentiation, find out why cells differentiate, and study examples of differentiation.

Learn about division of labor. Understand what factors led societies to develop division of labor. Explore how division of labor increases productivity.