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Re:Tesla's solar factory is exporting most of its cells by Retric on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @11:12AM (#19920165)
> basic macroeconomic equations

Only in oversimplified models. Food production for example is generally a low margin business. However, that’s only the case with a surplus. Price shocks can wipe away even decades of minor savings very quickly.

Free trade creates more centralized production which is more likely to result in such price spikes. Thailand flooding resulting in a HDD prices doubling is a very recent example.

Re:Tesla's solar factory is exporting most of its cells by hamilyon2 on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @01:21PM (#19921648)
That is interesting. Where can I read more about price shocks and their influence on economy?