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CHEMIN EXPANSION [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economics
DEF

curve joining the points where the isoquant is tangent to the relevant isocost curve.

CONT

The expansion path indicates how as the output rate changes (but input prices remain fixed), the quantity of each input changes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économique
DEF

le lieu géométrique des points de tangence entre isoquants et isocoûts parallèles.

CONT

Le lieu de tous les points de tangence représente le chemin d'expansion de l'output dont l'interprétation ressemble à celle du chemin d'expansion de l'input pour une entreprise produisant un seul bien.

CONT

On utilise les isoquants et les isocoûts pour dériver un sentier d'expansion qui indique les combinaisons optimales des facteurs de production, afin d'en arriver à une courbe des moindre coûts en longue période.

Spanish

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