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A PRIORI: A presumption made before an analysis is undertaken, often based on experiences, beliefs, or deductions from seemingly self-evident propositions about how the world works. This is a Latin for assumption or axiom. A similar sounding, but opposite term is a posteriori, which is derived from observation or facts. For example, in the study of economics of crime you might assume, a priori, that people are basically "good", because that just seems to be part of human nature, and conclude, a posteriori, that people are more likely to commit crimes when the threat of capture and conviction is lower.
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OLIGOPOLY, REALISM Real world markets are heavily populated by oligopoly. About half of all output produced in the U.S. economy each year is done so by oligopoly firms. Other industrialized nations can make a similar claim. Oligopoly markets arise in a wide assortment different industries, ranging from manufacturing to retail trade to resource extraction to financial services.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time at a dollar discount store looking to buy either any book written by Isaac Asimov or a how-to book on building remote controlled airplanes. Be on the lookout for vindictive digital clocks with revenge on their minds.
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The average length of a "business lunch" is about 36 minutes.
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"The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it. " -- Ayn Rand, writer
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GMM
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