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  2. Random walk model of consumption - Wikipedia

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    Robert Hall was the first to derive the effects of rational expectations for consumption. His theory states that if Milton Friedman’s permanent income hypothesis is correct, which in short says current income should be viewed as the sum of permanent income and transitory income and that consumption depends primarily on permanent income, and if consumers have rational expectations, then any ...

  3. Managerial economics - Wikipedia

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    Managerial economics uses explanatory variables such as output, price, product quality, advertising, and research and development to maximise net benefits. Mathematical model analysis; The use of econometric analysis has grown with the development of economics and management, as has the use of differential calculus to determine profit maximisation.

  4. Permanent income hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    Until A Theory of Consumption Function, the Keynesian absolute income hypothesis and interpretation of the consumption function were the most advanced and sophisticated. [2] [3] In its post-war synthesis, the Keynesian perspective was responsible for pioneering many innovations in recession management, economic history, and macroeconomics.

  5. The Ancient Reason Why Economics Can't Be Rational - AOL

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    Imagine there's a game where one person is placed in a room and assigned the role of the "sender." A second person in a different room is assigned the role of "receiver." The sender is given $20 ...

  6. Rationalization (economics) - Wikipedia

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    There are four primary assumptions about human nature that form the foundation of RCT as a model of economic rationalization: 1). the decisions and subsequent behavior of an individual are inherently rational as a result of accurately and logically factoring both the rewards and costs of the proposed choice; 2). the reward will logically and ...

  7. Profit motive - Wikipedia

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    In economics, the profit motive is the motivation of firms that operate so as to maximize their profits.Mainstream microeconomic theory posits that the ultimate goal of a business is "to make money" - not in the sense of increasing the firm's stock of means of payment (which is usually kept to a necessary minimum because means of payment incur costs, i.e. interest or foregone yields), but in ...

  8. The 6 best and 6 worst celebrity Christmas albums - AOL

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    Every year, celebrities try to capitalize on the holiday season by releasing festive music. Singers like Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, and Michael Bublé managed to perfect the cheesy art form ...

  9. Budget-maximizing model - Wikipedia

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    Niskanen first presented the idea in 1968, [1] and later developed it into a book published in 1971. [2] According to the budget-maximizing model, rational bureaucrats will always and everywhere seek to increase their budgets in order to increase their own power, thereby contributing strongly to state growth and potentially reducing social ...