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I can go to the game now and every time I see him I am going to be thinking "Deadweight" … Hehehe
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"Deadweight" is also a gem live, with Gonzalez's proclamation of "There's nothing between the sheets" being coupled with a separate percussion rhythm he's double-timing while playing.
The Tripwire 2008
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Deadweight costs happen for both, and you haven't shown that one is bigger than the other.
Intellectual Property, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Economist Joel Waldfogel wrote a paper back in 1993 entitled "The Deadweight Loss of Christmas."
Jodi Beggs: An Economist's Guide to Holiday Gift Giving Jodi Beggs 2010
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Economist Joel Waldfogel wrote a paper back in 1993 entitled "The Deadweight Loss of Christmas."
Jodi Beggs: An Economist's Guide to Holiday Gift Giving Jodi Beggs 2010
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The title of the study, "The Deadweight Loss of Christmas," alerts you that it won't be a retelling of "The Little Drummer Boy."
Editor's Note Richard Nalley 2010
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Economist Joel Waldfogel wrote a paper back in 1993 entitled "The Deadweight Loss of Christmas."
Jodi Beggs: An Economist's Guide to Holiday Gift Giving Jodi Beggs 2010
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Economist Joel Waldfogel wrote a paper back in 1993 entitled "The Deadweight Loss of Christmas."
Jodi Beggs: An Economist's Guide to Holiday Gift Giving Jodi Beggs 2010
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Deadweight loss is observed as a result of change.
Friedman's Law, David Henderson | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Deadweight loss is real, but the negative impact comes either from less productive allocation of resources lower utility from the government purchases and transfers or the idling and depreciation of existing capital due to a shock.
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