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  2. Random utility model - Wikipedia

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    In economics, a random utility model (RUM), [1] [2] also called stochastic utility model, [3] is a mathematical description of the preferences of a person, whose choices are not deterministic, but depend on a random state variable.

  3. Stochastic drift - Wikipedia

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    where t is time, f is a deterministic function, and e t is a zero-long-run-mean stationary random variable. In this case the stochastic term is stationary and hence there is no stochastic drift, though the time series itself may drift with no fixed long-run mean due to the deterministic component f ( t ) not having a fixed long-run mean.

  4. Econometric model - Wikipedia

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    An econometric model specifies the statistical relationship that is believed to hold between the various economic quantities pertaining to a particular economic phenomenon. An econometric model can be derived from a deterministic economic model by allowing for uncertainty, or from an economic model which itself is stochastic. However, it is ...

  5. Glossary of economics - Wikipedia

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    Also called resource cost advantage. The ability of a party (whether an individual, firm, or country) to produce a greater quantity of a good, product, or service than competitors using the same amount of resources. absorption The total demand for all final marketed goods and services by all economic agents resident in an economy, regardless of the origin of the goods and services themselves ...

  6. Category:Economics effects - Wikipedia

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    Upload file; Search. Search. Appearance. Donate; ... Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "Economics effects" The following 28 pages are in this ...

  7. Category:Determinism - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to determinism, the philosophical view that all events in the universe, including human decisions and actions, are causally inevitable. Deterministic theories throughout the history of philosophy have developed from diverse and sometimes overlapping motives and considerations.

  8. Promoting Healthy Choices: Information vs. Convenience - HuffPost

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    information had little net effect in our sample, while the subtle manipulation of convenience had a large effect on calorie intake. Encouraging Healthy Eating Behaviors Despite the focus of current and past legislation on providing information, there is little evidence that doing so has much impact.

  9. Prospect theory - Wikipedia

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    In other words, someone who has more money has a lower desire for a fixed amount of gain (and lower aversion to a fixed amount of loss) than someone who has less money. The theory continues with a second concept, based on the observation that people attribute excessive weight to events with low probabilities and insufficient weight to events ...