There are 146 entries in the GLOSS*arama starting with the letter I.

Entries 1 through 35:

• I
• IADB
• IBT
• IDB
• identification lag
• IEBNR
• IMF
• immigration
• impact lag
• imperfect competition
• implementation lag
• implicit collusion
• implicit cost
• implicit logrolling
• implicit opportunity cost
• implicit price deflator
• import
• import quota
• import substitution
• imports
• imports line
• in-kind payment
• incentive
• income
• income change, utility analysis
• income distribution
• income earned but not received
• income effect
• income elasticity of demand
• income received but not earned
• income statement
• income tax
• income, demand determinant
• income-expenditure model
• income-price model

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Different wages paid to different workers or in different markets that adjust for differences in the jobs or in the productivity of the workers. Wage differentials occur for many reasons. Quite often they are the result of the personal preferences of workers. In some cases workers are willing to "buy" leisure-time or other types of household production by taking lower wages. Differences in job risks, education, and location are also reasons for the persistence of wage differentials.

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Hunger is, of course, an avoidable malady when ambling through the economy. At the present, I'm easily tempted by a hamburger, fries, and large cola -- a pedestrian meal if there ever was one. As luck would have it, we've found ourselves at the door of Big Ott's Boiled Burger Buffet. Luck, though, is not totally on our side. Big Ott's has a large sign prominently posted at the entry to his establishment. It screams in no uncertain terms: NO PEDESTRIANS ALLOWED. As a well-known, card-carrying pedestrian, I am, to say the least, taken aback. Why on earth would Big Ott's Boiled Burger Buffet refuse service to pedestrians? A quick quiz of an employee reveals that Big Ott once swerved off the sidewalk to avoid striking a pedestrian, causing extensive damage to his sleek, new OmniMotors XL GT 9000 convertible sport coupe. His anger has been since extended to all who travel by foot.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time surfing the Internet wanting to buy either a weathervane with a horse on top or a case of blank recordable DVDs. Be on the lookout for slightly overweight pizza delivery guys.
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