西方经济学(2.2.2)--经济学家的研究方法（二）.pptVIP

e.Oursecondmodel:theproductionpossibilitiesfrontier1.ThePPFisagraphthatshowsthevariouscombinationofoutput-----inthiscase,carsandcomputers----thattheeconomycanpossiblyproducegiventheavailablefactorsofproductionandtheavailableproductiontechnologythatfirmcanusetoturnthesefactorsintooutputs.Anoutcomeissaidtobeefficientiftheeconomyisgettingallitcanfromthescareresourcesithasavailable.Points(AorC)on(ratherthaninside)onthePPFrepresentstheefficientlevelsofproduction.Say,forpointA,thereisnowaytoproducemo