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  2. Returns (economics) - Wikipedia

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    In Classical Economics profit is the return to the proprietor(s) of capital stocks (machinery, tools, structures). If I lease a backhoe from a tool rental company the amount I pay to the backhoe owner it is seen by me as "rent". But that same flow as seen by the supplier of the backhoe is "interest" (i.e. the return to loaned stock/money).

  3. List of effects - Wikipedia

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    Castle thunder (sound effect) (in-jokes) (sound effects) Catapult effect (electromagnetism) Catch-up effect (economics effects) Catfish effect (human resource management) (management) (organizational studies and human resource management) (social psychology) Cause and effect; Ceiling effect (medical treatment) (statistics)

  4. Certainty effect - Wikipedia

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    The certainty effect is the psychological effect resulting from the reduction of probability from certain to probable (Tversky & Kahneman 1986). It is an idea introduced in prospect theory .

  5. Glossary of economics - Wikipedia

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    An economic theory that defines wealth by the amount of precious metals owned. [48] business cycle. Also called the economic cycle or trade cycle. The downward and upward movement of gross domestic product (GDP) around its long-term growth trend. [49] The length of a business cycle is the period of time containing a single boom and contraction ...

  6. Prospect theory - Wikipedia

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    Framing and prospect theory has been applied to a diverse range of situations which appear inconsistent with standard economic rationality: the equity premium puzzle, the excess returns puzzle and long swings/PPP puzzle of exchange rates through the endogenous prospect theory of Imperfect Knowledge Economics, the status quo bias, various ...

  7. Behavioral economics - Wikipedia

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    Behavioral economics is the study of the psychological (e.g. cognitive, behavioral, affective, social) factors involved in the decisions of individuals or institutions, and how these decisions deviate from those implied by traditional economic theory. [1] [2] Behavioral economics is primarily concerned with the bounds of rationality of economic ...

  8. Mental accounting - Wikipedia

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    In mental accounting theory, the framing effect defines that the way a person subjectively frames a transaction in their mind will determine the utility they receive or expect. [11] The concept of framing is adopted in prospect theory , which is commonly used by mental accounting theorists as the value function in their analysis (Richard Thaler ...

  9. Robin Hood effect - Wikipedia

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    The Robin Hood effect is an economic occurrence where income is redistributed so that economic inequality is reduced. That is a redistribution of economic resources due to which the economically disadvantaged gain at the expense of the economically advantaged. [ 1 ]