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TIEBOUT HYPOTHESIS: The notion that people relocate from one political jurisdiction to another in search of a more preferred package of government taxes and spending. This hypothesis suggests that people "shop" for compatible government activity in the same way they might shop for a car, a house, or a flavor of ice cream. The Tiebout hypothesis indicates that people have two methods of "voting" on government activity -- one is at the ballot box the other is with their feet by seeking a more preferred location.
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UNILATERAL TRANSFERS A subset of the balance of payments current account that records the difference between gifts or transfers received from other nations and transfers sent to other nations. In includes gifts or transfers between individuals, and perhaps more important, it includes transfers between governments. Two other subsets of the current account include the balance on merchandise trade and balance on services. Unilateral transfers are not included in the balance of trade, which is the sum of the balance on merchandise trade and the balance on services.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time driving to a factory outlet seeking to buy either a wall poster commemorating the first day of spring or a lazy Susan for you dining room table. Be on the lookout for infected paper cuts.
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Post WWI induced hyperinflation in German in the early 1900s raised prices by 726 million times from 1918 to 1923.
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"Never let the fear of striking out get in your way. " -- Babe Ruth, baseball player
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ACIR
Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Relations
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