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REAL WAGE: The inflation-adjusted purchasing power of the nominal wage. The real wage is commonly derived by dividing the nominal wage by the price level, indicates the physical quantities of goods and service that can be purchased with the nominal wage.
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POINT ELASTICITY The relative responsiveness of a change in one variable (call it B) to an infinitesimally small change in another variable (call it A). The notion of point elasticity typically comes into play when discussing the elasticity at a specific point on a curve.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time flipping through the yellow pages wanting to buy either semi-gloss photo paper that works with your neighbor's printer or a birthday gift for your father that doesn't look like every other birthday gift for your father. Be on the lookout for vindictive digital clocks with revenge on their minds.
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Before 1933, the U.S. dime was legal as payment only in transactions of $10 or less.
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"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. " -- Annie Dillard, essayist
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NIPA
National Income and Product Accounts
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