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A POSTERIORI: A conclusion reached through logical reasoning based on facts and observations about the real world. This notion is closely related to the scientific verification of hypotheses and the identification of principles. A similar sounding, but opposite term is a prior, which is a unverified presumption made before an analysis is undertaken. For example, in the study of economics of crime you might assume, a priori, that people are basically "good", and conclude, a posteriori, that people are more likely to commit crimes when the threat of capture and conviction is lower.
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OPEN ECONOMY An economy that engages in international trade, especially one that exports goods and services to, and imports goods and services from, other economies that make up its foreign sector. It is "open" in the sense that goods and services flow into and out of the country. The alternative to an open economy is a closed economy, one that does not engage in international trade.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time strolling through a department store looking to buy either a wall poster commemorating the moon landing or storage boxes for your winter clothes. Be on the lookout for gnomes hiding in cypress trees.
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In the Middle Ages, pepper was used for bartering, and it was often more valuable and stable in value than gold.
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"Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have." -- Norman Vincent Peale
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KLCE
Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange (Malaysia)
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