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UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION: A system of government sponsored insurance, created by the Social Security Act (1935), that provides benefits to unemployed workers. Funding is obtained by taxes on employers. The system is mandated by the federal government, but operated by each state. As such, the amount and duration of the benefits differ from state to state.
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Lesson 11: Elasticity Basics | Unit 2: A Little More
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- Demand responsiveness can be classified into one of two broad categories:
- Elastic:
- A good is said to be elastic if quantity is very responsive to the price. To be more specific:
- Elastic means the percentage change in quantity is greater than the percentage change in price.
- Inelastic:
- A good is said to be inelastic if quantity is NOT very responsive to the price. To be more specific:
- Inelastic means the percentage change in quantity is less than the percentage change in price.
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AGGREGATE SUPPLY DETERMINANTS An assortment of ceteris paribus factors that affect short-run and long-run aggregate supply, but which are assumed constant when the short-run and long-run aggregate supply curves are constructed. Changes in any of the aggregate supply determinants cause the short-run and/or long-run aggregate supply curves to shift. While a wide variety of specific ceteris paribus factors can cause the aggregate supply curves to shift, they are commonly grouped into three broad categories--resource quantity, resource quality, and resource price.
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The first U.S. fire insurance company was established by Benjamin Franklin in 1752 in Philadelphia.
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"The greatest things ever done on Earth have been done little by little. " -- William Jennings Bryan
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IBS
International Bank for Settlements
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