“For example, the supporters of tariffs treat it as self-evident that the creation of jobs is a desirable end, in and of itself, regardless of what the persons employed do. That is clearly wrong. If all we want are jobs, we can create any number–for example, have people dig holes...
Opportunity cost, to put it as simply as possible, is the price you have to pay in order to obtain something else. It is what you lose, to gain something else. Opportunity cost is a result of scarcity. We are not living in a fairy tale where everything is magically...
One key element that affects how people behave in different situations is the information they have about the issue. But, generally speaking, people do not possess same levels of information. This difference in the amount of information between two parties is known as information asymmetry. In business transactions, this asymmetry...
First brought into spotlight by Leonard Lauder, the chairman emeritus of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., the Lipstick Effect states that during economic hardships and crises, consumers tend to buy more lipstick instead of expensive items such as jewelries, apparel or the like. Proponents of this theory refer to the...
