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RULE OF CONSUMER EQUILIBRIUM: A condition of consumer equilibrium and utility maximization stating that the marginal utility-price ratio for all goods are equal. This rule is a handy way of checking for consumer equilibrium and utility maximization. If the rule is not satisfied, then consumer equilibrium and utility maximization are not achieved.
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Lesson 20: Federal Reserve System | Unit 1: The Fed
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- The basics of how Clarence the King discovered the regulatory function of the modern banking system.
- That the Federal Reserve System keeps banks operating through a combination of regulatory oversight and emergency reserves.
- That the Federal Reserve is a central bank, which is a government established and sanctioned bank with assorted financial tasks.
- That the Federal Reserve regulates the banking system and control the money supply.
- That the Federal Reserve was established in 1913 to prevent failed banks from shrinking the money supply and causing business cycles contractions.
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TAX EFFICIENCY Taxes, mandatory payments used to finance government operations, inherently disrupt the allocation of resources. This disruption might be good, correcting an otherwise inefficient allocation caused by pollution or market control. However, for an already efficiency allocation, a tax creates and inefficient wedge between the demand price and the supply price. This tax is generally paid partially by buyers and partially by sellers, which the tax incidence. Inefficiency arises because a tax reduces the total amount of consumer surplus and producer surplus, which is deadweight loss.
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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 birthday gift for your uncle or a pair of red and purple designer socks. Be on the lookout for strangers with large satchels of used undergarments. Your Complete Scope
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The standard "debt" notation I.O.U. does not mean "I owe you," but actually stands for "I owe unto..."
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"We should never allow ourselves to be bullied by an either-or. There is often the possibility of something better than either of those two alternatives. " -- Mary Parker Follett, management coach
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EFTA European Free Trade Association
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