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SCARCE: The general condition indicating that a good or resource is limited relative to the what people want. In terms of ALL resources and goods throughout society, the related term scarcity is used. Being scarce is what makes it possible to exchange goods and resources through markets, and most importantly, charge a price. If a good is not scarce, which means that the economy has more than enough to satisfy all available uses, then there is no way to sell it. Who would buy such an item, pay a price for it, give up something of value in exchange for it, when it is so abundant? Likewise, if a item is so abundant, using it to satisfy one use does not impose an opportunity cost on other uses.
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INVESTMENT BUSINESS CYCLES The notion that business cycles are caused by changes in business sector investment expenditures triggered by the natural ebb and flow of market conditions. This investment explanation of business-cycle instability rests on the proposition that the seeds of each subsequent business-cycle phase are planted during the current phase. An expansion creates the conditions that cause a contraction and a contraction creates the conditions that cause an expansion. This explanation suggests a critical role for government intervention and stabilization policies to correct the business-cycle problems of inflation and unemployment.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time strolling around a discount warehouse buying club trying to buy either car battery jumper cables or a dozen high trajectory optic orange golf balls. Be on the lookout for defective microphones.
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A scripophilist is one who collects rare stock and bond certificates, usually from extinct companies.
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"After climbing a great hill, one finds many more hills to climb. " -- Nelson Mandela, president of South Africa
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Bureau of Economic Analisys
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