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TRANSPORTABLITY: One of four characteristics that enables an asset to better function as money. The other three are durability, divisibility, and non-counterfeitability. This characteristic means that the item used as money can be easily moved from one location to another, which is extremely useful because markets tend to be scattered all over the place. It really helps if buyers can transport their money to the points of purchase. An item could not be effectively used as a medium of exchange if it were not easily transportable.
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OVEREMPLOYMENT The condition in which resources are more actively engaged in the production of goods and services than they are willing and able to at current prices. This condition is most important for short-run macroeconomic activity and short-run aggregate market analysis. In particular, overemployment is a key reason for the positive slope of the short-run aggregate supply curve. Overemployment is a primary reason the macroeconomy is able to produce MORE than full-employment production in the short run.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time wandering around the shopping mall hoping to buy either a birthday greeting card for your grandfather or a weathervane with a cow on top. Be on the lookout for empty parking spaces that appear to be near the entrance to a store.
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Approximately three-fourths of the U.S. paper currency in circular contains traces of cocaine.
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"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. " -- David Brinkley, newsman
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CBOE
Chicago Board Options Exchange
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