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JOBLESS CLAIMS: The number of people filing for the first time to receive unemployment compensation benefits during a given time period, usually one week. Jobless claims are key indicator of current economic activity and are one of twelve leading economic indicators that forecast business cycle activity. A rise in jobless claims is a clear indication that fewer people are employed, the unemployment rate is on the rise, and the economy is headed into a contraction.
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Lesson 8: Market Shocks | Unit 4: Double Shifts
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More Demand and More Supply
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Market equilibrium is disrupted if both the demand (higher income) and supply (technological breakthrough) curves shift.- An increase in demand creates a shortage. Price and quantity tend to increase.
- An increase supply creates a surplus. Price declines and quantity increases.
- The combined effect is an obvious increase in quantity but a questionable change in price.
- At the new equilibrium the price is indeterminant.
- If demand shifts relatively more than supply, price is higher.
- If demand shifts relatively less than supply, price is lower.
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PROPORTIONAL TAX A tax in which the proportion of income paid in taxes is the same for all income levels. A proportional income tax exists if ever taxpayer pays exactly the same tax rate relative to income regardless of income level. A proportional tax is one of three alternations. The other two are progressive tax, in which the proportion of income paid in taxes is greater for higher income levels, and regressive tax, in which the proportion of income paid in taxes is smaller for higher income levels.
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Francis Bacon (1561-1626), a champion of the scientific method, died when he caught a severe cold while attempting to preserve a chicken by filling it with snow.
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"Inside the ring or out, ain't nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong. " -- Muhammad Ali
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LME London Metal Exchange
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