Explain: when enhancing technology, more machinery and tools to produce goods enables the increase of quality, quantity and productivity of all factors of production. (Show potential growth: through diagrams)

Elaboration: through this, a greater amount of consumer and capital goods are able to be produced, shifting the ppc curve outwards.

• Government invests in upskilling programmes (e.g. SkillsFuture).

• Workers gain better skills and productivity.

• More output per unit of labour is produced.

• Productive capacity increases, shifting the PPC outwards.

Limitation

• Workers must spend time training.

• Can cause burnout or temporary inefficiency.

• Short-run productivity may fall.

Way 2: Increase quantity of manpower (Immigration)

• Government attracts foreign workers through visas and incentives.

• Labour supply increases.

• Economy can produce more output.

• PPC shifts outwards.

Limitation

• Cultural differences may create social tensions.

• Some local talent may leave.

• Could reduce overall productive capacity.

Conclusion

• Immigration is more effective.

• Integration policies can reduce social issues and maintain manpower growth.

point
government policies that increase the size of the workforce can shift the PPC outward.

explain
policies such as immigration policies, raising the retirement age, or providing childcare support increase labour supply, which is a key factor of production.

e (evidence / analysis)
with more workers available, the economy has more resources for production. using the Production Possibility Curve (PPC) as a tool of analysis, this increase in labour raises the economy’s productive capacity, causing the PPC to shift outward.

l (link)
therefore, by increasing the workforce and expanding productive capacity, these policies enable the economy to produce more goods and services, leading to an outward shift of the PPC.

_which allow citizen to constantly upgrade their skills

-Invest in technology which helps the efficiency of production

-Hire more workers such as foreign talent

• increase productivity of economy using the same amount of resources

limit

• might require high amounts of investment into R&D

However the downside of this is that other industries such as technology will not be able to progress at a faster rate and this together with other forms of capital can slow down production as lesser capitol results in lower production of goods and services overall.

Government can put more emphasis on education

-> provide free education for those who are unable to afford

-> this would increase the general level of education and thus the PPC will shift outwards

- tech progress includes ai management

- can be accelerated by increasing education and training of the population to be more efficient with technology

-results in the improvement of FOPs

-increases productive capacity hence more likely to reach the maximum possible output that is able to be produced

• new applications of technology and improvements in management methods

• increasing in education and training of the population

• increase the productivity of resources which will increase the productivity capacity of the economy

• hence PPC move outwards

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• Advances in science

• Increase in education and training of the population

• Increases the productivity of resources and lowers the cost of production

  2. Increase in quantity/quality of factors of production (Land)

• Discovery, development and use of new natural resources

• Process of land reclamation

• Make existing land more productive with introduction of new extraction methods or applications of fertilisers or irrigation systems

When the labour force increases, there would be more workers available to produce goods and services raising economic growth.

Furthermore, the government can Improve the quality of labour by:

- increasing the general level of education and training of workers through courses and on the job training to boost the productivity of labour resources.

- invest more in healthcare as having healthcare would improve a workers overall physical well-being -> they would be fit and be in their best condition while working thus increasing productivity

Thus there would be a higher output since there is higher quality of labour causing an outward shift of the PPC.

technological progress: done thru upskilling, transfering of tech thru direct aid/ foreign direct investment. Improves quality of FoPs, thus increasing productivity and productive capacity. When economi produces more goods n services, there is outward shift. Limitations: improve quality not quantity; both is needed (FoPs). Not allocatively efficient for developing countries since they need to fulfill immediate n basic needs like food n shelter.

2. acculumation of capital goods

Production of new capt. goods over and above those used for replacement. It promotes growht and a higher future standard of living because of greater economic growth in the future to satisfy future needs n wants. More capital goods for production. Limitations: lower current standard of living as less resources are allocated to produce consumer goods. It may not be allocatively efficient for developed countries.

Thus, technological progress is more efffective; lesser trade-offs and limitations.