If Jeff and Jenn specialize and agree to trade at this ratio, they can then both attain levels of output along the STOR line. This line lies above both of their no-trade PPFs and so both will realize significant gains from trade. As we will see in the section on terms of trade, there is no guarantee that Jeff and Jenn will agree upon terms that put them along this line, even if they specialize.
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