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ABSTRACTION METHODS: Abstraction is the process of simplifying the complexities of the real world by ignoring (hopefully) unimportant details, especially (for our purposes) while doing economic analysis. Three common methods of actual, real world abstraction used in economic theories are words, graphs, and equations. Words can be misunderstood. Graphs are a little more precise. And equations tend to be the most precise of the three.
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MARGINAL ANALYSIS A basic technique used in economics that analyzes small, incremental changes in key variables. Marginal analysis is the primary analytical approached used in the study of markets, production, consumption, business cycles, and economic policies. It not only reflects how most economic decisions are made, it also lends itself to mathematical and graphical analysis.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time touring the new suburban shopping complex trying to buy either an instructional DVD on learning to the play the oboe or a small, foam rubber football. Be on the lookout for gnomes hiding in cypress trees.
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General Electric is the only stock from the original 1896 Dow Jones Industrial Average remaining in the current index.
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"Time is the scarcest resource, and unless it is managed nothing else can be managed." -- Peter F. Drucker
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AMEX
American Stock Exchange
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