postive statement
is a statement of fact. It may be right or wrong, but its accuracy can be tested by appealing to the facts
normative statement
is a statement of value: a statement about what ought or ought not to be about whether something is good or bad, desirables or undesirable. They cannot br proved or disproved by a simple appeal to the facts
oppotnity cost
t is the value of the next best alternative option foregone
what are the three fundamental
what to produce
how to produce
for whom
outward shift in the ppf
higher productivity better manage,ent of factor inputs increase in stock of capital and labour supply innovation and indentation discovery
shift inward ppf
desaturation of recourses
natural diapers
large scale net outward labour migration
a trend decline