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HOSTILE BID: The price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase enough stock to obtain controlling interest in company during a hostile takeover. A hostile bid price is inevitably greater than the current market price of the stock. The higher price is designed to induce reluctant stockholders to sell their stock.
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Lesson 3: Scarcity | Unit 5: THE Problem
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An important aspect of scarcity is the fact that almost nothing is free.- That's why economists are fond of saying: 'There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
We have always faced limited resources and we've always wanted more than we can produce.- Scarcity is definitely THE Economic Problem.
- Everything we do from in economic terms-production, consumption, working, attending college-is directed toward this problem.
- Scarcity is important to many, perhaps even all, other human activities.
- Education? Without scarcity, education is not needed.
- Government? Without scarcity, government is not needed.
- What about vacations, religion, television?
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GOVERNMENT BORROWING The acquisition of funds through the financial markets by the government sector which are used to finance government expenditures. In terms of the simple circular flow model, this is one of two basic demands for household saving diverted into financial markets. The other is investment borrowing. Government borrowing is also one of two methods of financing government expenditures. The other is taxes.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time surfing the Internet trying to buy either a computer that can play video games and burn DVDs or a black duffle bag with velcro closures. Be on the lookout for rusty deck screws.
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Ragnar Frisch and Jan Tinbergen were the 1st Nobel Prize winners in Economics in 1969.
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"Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly and get on with improving your other innovations. " -- Steve Jobs, Apple Computer founder
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RTA
Reciprocal Trade Agreement
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