Figure · FIG:economics-and-market-foundations/production-trade-checkpoints

Five checkpoints from production capability to distributed gains

A deterministic comparison that prevents a frontier calculation, efficiency label, or larger modeled total from silently answering a different economic question.

Updated Aug 7, 2026 Review due Nov 7, 2026
Capability, productive efficiency, allocative efficiency, comparative advantage, and distributed gains are related but distinct analytical checkpoints.
Detailed visual description

The capability row asks whether a point is feasible under a dated frontier and warns that feasibility is not a forecast or recommendation. Productive efficiency checks boundary use but cannot select a preferred mix. Allocative efficiency applies an explicit criterion but does not define fairness or legality. Comparative advantage uses reciprocal opportunity costs but does not write a contract. The final row reconciles total modeled gains and separately investigates implementation costs and distribution.

Review apparatus

Visual provenance and review

Technique
deterministic svg
Role
explanatory
Review state
candidate
Rights
CC0-1.0 · Project-authored deterministic teaching diagram

Review notes

  • Deterministic first pass; inspect screen, narrow viewport, and grayscale print legibility before acceptance.
  • The figure intentionally favors analytical stopping points over a decorative frontier plot because the recurring learner error is claim collapse, not axis reading alone.
  • The 780 by 632 preview was inspected on 2026-08-07; hierarchy, wrapping, contrast, and grayscale table structure were readable without collision or overflow findings.