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DISCRETIONARY INCOME: After-tax income over which a person (or the entire household sector) has more or less complete discretionary control, which can be then used for either consumption or saving. Discretionary income is most commonly measured at the macroeconomic level by disposable income.
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- How much price and quantity changes, however, depends on elasticity.
- Demand Changes, Elastic Supply: With elastic supply any change in demand results in relatively large changes in quantity, but relatively small changes in price.
- Demand Changes, Inelastic Supply: With inelastic supply any change in demand results in relatively small changes in quantity, but relatively large changes in price.
- Supply Changes, Elastic Demand: With elastic demand any change in supply results in relatively large changes in quantity, but relatively small changes in price.
- Supply Changes, Inelastic Demand: With inelastic demand any change in supply results in relatively small changes in quantity, but relatively large changes in price.
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AUTONOMOUS GOVERNMENT PURCHASES Government purchases by the government sector that do not depend on income or production (especially national income or gross domestic product). That is, changes in income do not generate changes in government purchases. Autonomous government purchases are best thought of as government purchases that the government sector undertake independent of income. They are measured by the intercept term of the government purchases line. The alternative to autonomous government purchases is induced government purchases, which do depend on income.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time at a garage sale trying to buy either one of those memory foam pillows or a remote controlled train set. Be on the lookout for small children selling products door-to-door.
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The word "fiscal" is derived from a Latin word meaning "moneybag."
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"Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly and get on with improving your other innovations. " -- Steve Jobs, Apple Computer founder
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APC
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