Explain how each of the following situations would affect a nation’s production possibilities curve (i) A global pandemic results in 6 million confirmed cases and the death of over 400,000 individuals What happens to PPF Explanation

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  1. Explain how each of the following situations would affect a nation’s production possibilities curve

(i) A global pandemic results in 6 million confirmed cases and the death of over 400,000 individuals

  • What happens to PPF
  • Explanation

(ii) A switch to online delivery, increases access to education in the nation’s colleges and universities but might have a detrimental impact on the quality of education.

  • What happens to PPF
  • Explanation
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PPF refers to the curve that shows the different combinations of two goods that can be produced using given/fixed resources and given technology. Any change in the level of technology or change in resources will shift the PPF curve.

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