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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 inProductivity
Another example? Hours studying? Working?
Increases in productivity
• Causes ---------• #1 technology• Others:• Human capital• Cheaper inputs• Health• Reducing transactions
costs• Globalization
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?