“Last February‚ the price of Evzio‚ an auto-injected drug that is used to treat opioid overdose‚ jumped to over $4‚000 — from just $690 in 2014 — just as demand for the medicine was quickly rising.” states the AARP (American Association of Retired Persons). Price hikes for prescription drugs have become a recurring problem. They’ve gotten so expensive that many people can’t afford them‚ and they seem to only be getting more expensive. Though many would argue that it’s a business’ choice if they want
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Definition: In economics‚ production is the act of creating output‚ a good or service which has value and contributes to the utility of individuals.[1] The act may or may not include factors of production other than labor. Any effort directed toward the realization of a desired product or service is a "productive" effort and the performance of such act is production. The relation between the amount of inputs used in production and the resulting amount of output is called the production function. Economics
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Outline 1. What is oil 2. Petroleum industry 3. Domestic and industrial usage of oil 4. Middle eastern oil 5. OPEC 6. Role of Saudi Arabia‚ Venezuela 7. US consumption of oil - 1/4th of total oil 8. War for oil - Iraq War‚ War on terror 9. Oil as a weapon by Arabs‚ Arab Israeli Conflict‚ Central America 10. Political Greed 11. Pipeline diplomacey Baku-Tiblisi-Ceyhan 12. The politics of oil nationalization 13. New alternatives ethnol
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Price Differentiation vs. Price Discrimination Price differentiation and price discrimination: two terms used in Marketing and Economy. First of all‚ it is appropriate to make an accurate definition for both of the terms. Price differentiation is a pricing strategy that “charges different segments of customers altered prices for the same products or services.” Likewise‚ we can meet with the same definition if we look for price discrimination definition. Then‚ is there a difference between price
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Why Did Global Food Prices Rise? For the last 25 years global food prices have been falling‚ driven by the increased productivity and output of the farm sector worldwide. In 2007‚ this came to an abrupt end as global food prices soared. By September 2007‚ the world price of wheat rose to over $400 a ton-the highest ever recorded and up from $200 a ton in May. The price of corn (maize) surged to $175 a ton‚ some 60 percent above its average for 2006. An index of food prices‚ adjusted for inflation
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Natural gas in Bangladesh From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. This article includes a list of references‚ related reading or external links‚ but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (April 2012) This article is written like a personal reflection or essay rather than an encyclopedic description of the subject. (April 2012) This article may need to be wikified to meet
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Oil price hike is one of the major problems in the country. To get rid of this problem‚ the researchers tried to increase the sources of oil to lower its price. The researchers used Jackfruit seeds as alternative source of oil. It is because jackfruit was available in the market. It also has the properties and substances oil has. The researchers gathered the seeds and extracted liquid from it‚ and it was heated. After 5 minutes‚ the researchers removed it from heat. The materials used are Jackfruit
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International Business Assignment 3 A Pipeline of good Intentions 1- What is the “oil curse”? Why do you think it develops? The oil curse (Paradox of Plenty) refers to the paradox that countries and regions with an abundance of natural resources‚ specifically point-source non-renewable resources like minerals and fuels‚ tend to have less economic growth and worse development outcomes than countries with fewer natural resources. This is hypothesized to happen for many different reasons‚ including
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BOYAN JOVANOVIC New YorkUniversity The Diversification of Production produce more than one product. In this sense their production is diversified‚ or horizontally integrated. This paper addresses two questions. First‚ why have firms become more diversified over the past century? And second‚ why are diversified firms more oriented toward research and development (R&D) than nondiversified firms? I tackle these two questions under the assumption that a firm diversifies to maximize its efficiency
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R. Preston McAfee‚ Price Discrimination‚ in 1 ISSUES IN COMPETITION LAW AND POLICY 465 (ABA Section of Antitrust Law 2008) Chapter 20 _________________________ PRICE DISCRIMINATION R. Preston McAfee* This chapter sets out the rationale for price discrimination and discusses the two major forms of price discrimination. It then considers the welfare effects and antitrust implications of price discrimination. 1. Introduction The Web site of computer manufacturer Dell asks prospective buyers
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