8. Productivity
• Quantity of output for each unit of input
• For example:
• Mechanic can do 4 oil changes per hour
• Each oil change requires $8 worth of filter & oil
• “At the margin” increases in
Productivity
Another example?
Hours studying? Working?
9. Draw and label 2 good PPF
label impossible, efficient and inefficient
10.
11. Increases in productivity
• Causes ---------
• #1 technology
• Others:
• Human capital
• Cheaper inputs
• Health
• Reducing transactions
costs
• Globalization
12. With partner
• How have the factors of production changed (and
become more productive) in the last 20 years
• Which one will change the most in the next 20?
13. Why shapes?
Ford: Blue cars or red cars
Rancher: Beef or corn
Guns vs. butter, Reps vs. Dems