"contract curve" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: contract curves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} contract curve (plural contract curves)
  1. (economics) The set of points representing final allocations of two goods between two people that could occur as a result of mutually beneficial trading between those people given their initial allocations of the goods. Wikipedia link: contract curve Categories (topical): Economics
    Sense id: en-contract_curve-en-noun-W1lZK7Ge Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: economics, science, sciences

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