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transformation curve [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-08-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Planning
- Production (Economics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- transformation curve
1, record 1, English, transformation%20curve
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- production possibility curve 2, record 1, English, production%20possibility%20curve
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A graphic representation of the various output combinations of two commodities which can be produced from a given quantity of resources. 2, record 1, English, - transformation%20curve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Recall Colin Clark's alleged law that no government can tax and spend more than 25 per cent of the national income without creating disaster. If there were an absolute real limit, the transformation curves would have a corner at the limit moving off horizontally to the left of it. 3, record 1, English, - transformation%20curve
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Planification économique
- Production (Économie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- courbe de transformation
1, record 1, French, courbe%20de%20transformation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Planificación económica
- Producción (Economía)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- curva de transformación
1, record 1, Spanish, curva%20de%20transformaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- curva de posibilidades de producción 2, record 1, Spanish, curva%20de%20posibilidades%20de%20producci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Expresión gráfica de cómo un determinado producto X puede de hecho transformarse en otro producto Y, reduciendo la producción de X y transfiriendo los recursos así ahorrados a la producción de Y. 3, record 1, Spanish, - curva%20de%20transformaci%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ello implica la consideración de que los recursos de una economía son fijos y susceptibles de combinaciones alternativas de X y de Y. 3, record 1, Spanish, - curva%20de%20transformaci%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Las curvas de transformación son especialmente útiles en la teoría económica, a efectos de economía del bienestar y comercio internacional. 3, record 1, Spanish, - curva%20de%20transformaci%C3%B3n
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