Lec 5: Production Theory

MIT 14.01 Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2023
Instructor: Prof. Jonathan Gruber
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*Note: video revised to show the proper figure discussing isoquants at 24:55 (Figure 5.3)*

In this lecture, Prof. Gruber talks about the production function, short-run production, long-run production, returns to scale, and productivity. Keywords: productivity, short run, long run, returns to scale, production function

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