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additional external costs 12.1 The Economics of Pollution
Affirmative action 14.5 Employment Discrimination
Age Discrimination in Employment Act 14.5 Employment Discrimination
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) 13.2 How Governments Can Encourage Innovation
Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) 15.3 The Safety Net
Antitrust Division of the Justice Department 10.2 Oligopoly
antitrust laws 11.1 Corporate Mergers
Average total cost 7.3 Costs in the Short Run
average variable cost 7.3 Costs in the Short Run
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Celler-Kefauver Act 11.1 Corporate Mergers
certificate of deposit (CD) 17.2 How Households Supply Financial Capital
Civil Rights Act of 1964 14.5 Employment Discrimination
Civil Rights Act of 1991 14.5 Employment Discrimination
Clayton Antitrust Act 11.1 Corporate Mergers
collusion 10.2 Oligopoly
command-and-control regulation 12.2 Command-and-Control Regulation
common resources 13.3 Public Goods
competitive market 14.5 Employment Discrimination
concentration ratio 11.1 Corporate Mergers
constant returns to scale 7.5 Costs in the Long Run
consumer equilibrium 6.1 Consumption Choices
cost-plus regulation 11.3 Regulating Natural Monopolies
County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) 14.3 Market Power on the Supply Side of Labor Markets: Unions
cross-price elasticity of demand 5.4 Elasticity in Areas Other Than Price
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demand and supply diagram 3.5 Demand, Supply, and Efficiency
demand curves 11.1 Corporate Mergers
diminishing marginal productivity 7.3 Costs in the Short Run
diseconomies of scale 7.5 Costs in the Long Run
disruptive market change 20.5 The Tradeoffs of Trade Policy
duopoly 10.2 Oligopoly
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earned income tax credit (EITC) 15.3 The Safety Net
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) 14.5 Employment Discrimination
Equal Pay Act of 1963 14.5 Employment Discrimination
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Factor payments 7.3 Costs in the Short Run
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) 17.2 How Households Supply Financial Capital
Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) Introduction to Financial Markets
Federal Trade Commission 10.2 Oligopoly
first rule of labor markets 14.1 The Theory of Labor Markets
free rider 13.3 Public Goods
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immigrants 14.6 Immigration
income elasticity of demand 5.4 Elasticity in Areas Other Than Price
indifference curve Appendix B Indifference Curves
initial public offering (IPO) 17.1 How Businesses Raise Financial Capital
Interest and dividends 7.3 Costs in the Short Run
international externalities 12.5 International Environmental Issues
International Trade Commission (ITC) 18.3 Flaws in the Democratic System of Government
intertemporal decision making 4.2 Demand and Supply in Financial Markets
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kinked demand curve 10.2 Oligopoly
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labor-leisure budget constraint 15.2 The Poverty Trap
labor-leisure diagram Appendix B Indifference Curves
Law of Diminishing Marginal Product 7.2 Production in the Short Run
leviathan effect 7.5 Costs in the Long Run
long-run average cost (LRAC) curve 7.5 Costs in the Long Run
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marginal rate of substitution Appendix B Indifference Curves
Marginal utility per dollar 6.1 Consumption Choices
market share 11.1 Corporate Mergers
marketable permit program 12.3 Market-Oriented Environmental Tools
maximizing utility 6.1 Consumption Choices
Michael S. Clune 14.6 Immigration
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National Academy of Engineering 13.2 How Governments Can Encourage Innovation
National Academy of Sciences 13.2 How Governments Can Encourage Innovation
National Association of Insurance Commissioners 16.2 Insurance and Imperfect Information
National Institutes of Health 13.2 How Governments Can Encourage Innovation
National Venture Capital Association 17.1 How Businesses Raise Financial Capital
Natural Resources (Land and Raw Materials) 7.2 Production in the Short Run
negative externalities 18.2 Special Interest Politics
negative externality 12.1 The Economics of Pollution
non-rival 13.3 Public Goods
nonexcludable 13.3 Public Goods
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) 16.2 Insurance and Imperfect Information
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Introduction to Information, Risk, and Insurance
Perfectly Competitive Labor Market 14.1 The Theory of Labor Markets
perfectly elastic 10.1 Monopolistic Competition
Pew Research Center for People and the Press 3.3 Changes in Equilibrium Price and Quantity: The Four-Step Process
pork-barrel spending 18.2 Special Interest Politics
positive externalities 13.1 Investments in Innovation
positive externality 12.1 The Economics of Pollution
poverty trap 15.2 The Poverty Trap
present discounted value (PDV) Appendix C Present Discounted Value
price cap regulation 11.3 Regulating Natural Monopolies
prisoner’s dilemma 10.2 Oligopoly
private rates of return 13.1 Investments in Innovation
product differentiation 10.1 Monopolistic Competition
production function 7.2 Production in the Short Run
production possibilities frontier (PPF) 2.2 The Production Possibilities Frontier and Social Choices
production technologies 7.5 Costs in the Long Run
profit-maximizing 10.1 Monopolistic Competition
profits 10.2 Oligopoly
public good 13.3 Public Goods
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safety net 15.3 The Safety Net
Sherman Antitrust Act 11.1 Corporate Mergers
short-run average cost (SRAC) curves 7.5 Costs in the Long Run
social rate of return 13.1 Investments in Innovation
Special interest groups 18.2 Special Interest Politics
Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) 15.3 The Safety Net
Standard & Poor’s 500 index 17.2 How Households Supply Financial Capital
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 15.3 The Safety Net
supply curves 11.1 Corporate Mergers
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 15.3 The Safety Net
the law of increasing opportunity cost 2.2 The Production Possibilities Frontier and Social Choices
total utility 6.1 Consumption Choices
Tyler Cowen 13.3 Public Goods
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