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MARKET FAILURE: A condition in which a market does not efficiently allocate resources to achieve the greatest possible consumer satisfaction. The four main market failures are--(1) public good, (2) market control, (3) externality, and (4) imperfect information. In each case, a market acting without any government imposed direction, does not direct an efficient amount of our resources into the production, distribution, or consumption of the good.
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DERIVATION, PRODUCTION POSSIBILITIES CURVE A production possibilities curve, which illustrates the alternative combinations of two goods that an economy can produce with given resources and technology, is often derived from a production possibilities schedule. This derivation involves plotting each bundle from the production possibilities schedule as a point in a diagram measuring the two goods on the vertical and horizontal axes.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time at the confiscated property police auction seeking to buy either one of those "hang in there" kitty cat posters or a velvet painting of Elvis Presley. Be on the lookout for empty parking spaces that appear to be near the entrance to a store. Your Complete Scope
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On a typical day, the United States Mint produces over $1 million worth of dimes.
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"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." -- Aristotle
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