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RENT SEEKING: The inclination of everyone who is alive and breathing to get as much as they can for themselves. These stems from the idea of economic rent, which is a payment over above the opportunity cost. People are said to be rent seeking when they try to get higher wages, more profit, or any other payment over above the minimum they would be willing to accept.
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POSITIVE ECONOMICS The branch of economics that seeks to explain the way the economy actually operates. It is the application of the scientific method and the process of testing hypothesis to economic phenomena. A positive economic statement is one that can be refuted by looking at the real world--that is, by testing a hypothesis.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time touring the new suburban shopping complex hoping to buy either a lighted magnifying glass or a small, foam rubber football. Be on the lookout for door-to-door salesmen.
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Sixty percent of big-firm executives said the cover letter is as important or more important than the resume itself when you're looking for a new job
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"There is a way to look at the past. Don't hide from it. It will not catch you - if you don't repeat it." -- Pearl Bailey, Singer and Actress
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OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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