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Section 2

Section 2. Production Possibility Frontier & Trade Chapter 2: pages 32-60. KEY DEFINITIONS. Production possibilities frontier is a curve showing the maximum attainable combinations of two products that may be produced with available resources.

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Section 2

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  1. Section 2 Production Possibility Frontier & Trade Chapter 2: pages 32-60

  2. KEY DEFINITIONS • Production possibilities frontier is a curve showing the maximum attainable combinations of two products that may be produced with available resources. • Opportunity Cost The highest-valued alternative that must be given up in order to engage in an activity.

  3. Practice Problem 2-1 (on your own). Highly Recommended!

  4. Constant opportunity cost PPFs vs. Increasing opportunity cost PPFs

  5. Increasing Marginal Opportunity Costs 500

  6. Economic Growth

  7. Economic Growth

  8. Assumptions • Let’s assume there are two products (Apples and cherry). • There are two persons in our small society now: you and your neighbor.

  9. To be or not to be... • To be self-sufficient and produce everything we need OR • To cooperate with others - TRADE

  10. The benefit of trade is pretty obvious if you only have apple trees and your neighbor only has cherry. • Furthermore, the benefit of trade also seems obvious if you are much better in picking apples and your neighbor is better in picking cherry. • In this case you should SPRECIALIZE in apple production and your neighbor should SPECILIZE in cherry production. • And you should TRADE

  11. But what happens if one of you is much better in picking both apples and cherry?

  12. Your Production and Consumption Possibilities without TRADE

  13. Your neighbor’s Production and Consumption possibilities Without Trade

  14. Absolute vs. Comparative Advantage Absolute advantage The ability of an individual, firm, or country to produce more of a good or service than competitors using the same amount of resources. Comparative advantage The ability of an individual, firm, or country to produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost than other producers.

  15. TRADE • You should specialize in whatever you have comparative advantage in.

  16. The Principle of Comparative Advantage • Comparative advantage and differences in opportunity costs are the basis for specialized production and trade. • Whenever potential trading parties have differences in opportunity costs, they can each benefit from trade.

  17. Practice • Solved Problem 2-2 on your own (Highly recommended!)

  18. Should the United States trade with other countries? • As we all know Americans enjoy a lot of goods produced by other countries. • Imports: goods produced abroad and sold domestically. • Exports: goods produced domestically and sold abroad.

  19. Revenue Spending Goods & Services sold Goods & Services bought Inputs for production Labor, land, and capital Wages, rent, and profit Income The Circular-Flow Diagram Market for Goods and Services Firms Households Market for Factors of Production

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