n. If humans came equipped with dashboards, this would be the indicator light that shows you have no interest in a given activity.
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- Being or becoming very bored with an over-bearing and/or boring topic of discussion or conversation.
- Losing interest in a trivial discussion or conversation with friends or co-workers.
- Losing interest in a trivial discussion or conversation with friends or co-workers.
"I was standing talking to Kevin at the water cooler, and all of the sudden he said "...just never mind, I've lost interest...." and he walked away! WTF?"
"Brian loses interest in topics of discussion very easily, he's always saying "...I've lost interest...." and walks away.
"Brian loses interest in topics of discussion very easily, he's always saying "...I've lost interest...." and walks away.
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*Context*
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Prior to the Great Depression, opinions about how to properly manage the economy were dominated by Neoclassical economics, which advocated little government intervention. In particular, unemployment was regarded as the consequence of workers failing to accept wages sufficiently low to permit full employment.
During the Great Depression, unemployment soared to 25% in the USA and Germany. Economics had no advice to give to leaders anxious to do something, and none of the neoclassical predictions were coming true. The government of the UK commissioned J.M. Keynes to lead a commission of top British economists in a general review of economic theory; their finding were summarized by Keynes in *The General Theory*.
*The Findings*
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The Cambridge team did not have access to statistics of national income and product accounting (NIPA). They did have some data on unemployment and prices, especially from the USA.
Keynes also identified several inherent logical problems with neoclassical economic theory about saving and investment. The theory said that all economic output of an economy would tend to be consumed; all saving would be invested; and all workers would be employed, *provided wages fell low enough*.
Keynes noted the economic mechanism by which investment occurs has little to do with the existing rate of saving; both are influenced by interest rates, but other forces come into play (e.g., liquidity preference for saving, business opportunities and user cost for investment). Hence, aggregate demand can drift very far out of alignment with output (or potential output).
Another finding was that employment rates actually did not respond in a predictable way to the fall in wages. The US economy suffered periods when a reduction in the wage level lead to increases in employment, despite the assumption that workers would have withdrawn from the labor market.
Finally, Keynes proposed the use of monetary policy and fiscal policy for regulating business cycles.
*Context*
______________________________
Prior to the Great Depression, opinions about how to properly manage the economy were dominated by Neoclassical economics, which advocated little government intervention. In particular, unemployment was regarded as the consequence of workers failing to accept wages sufficiently low to permit full employment.
During the Great Depression, unemployment soared to 25% in the USA and Germany. Economics had no advice to give to leaders anxious to do something, and none of the neoclassical predictions were coming true. The government of the UK commissioned J.M. Keynes to lead a commission of top British economists in a general review of economic theory; their finding were summarized by Keynes in *The General Theory*.
*The Findings*
______________________________
The Cambridge team did not have access to statistics of national income and product accounting (NIPA). They did have some data on unemployment and prices, especially from the USA.
Keynes also identified several inherent logical problems with neoclassical economic theory about saving and investment. The theory said that all economic output of an economy would tend to be consumed; all saving would be invested; and all workers would be employed, *provided wages fell low enough*.
Keynes noted the economic mechanism by which investment occurs has little to do with the existing rate of saving; both are influenced by interest rates, but other forces come into play (e.g., liquidity preference for saving, business opportunities and user cost for investment). Hence, aggregate demand can drift very far out of alignment with output (or potential output).
Another finding was that employment rates actually did not respond in a predictable way to the fall in wages. The US economy suffered periods when a reduction in the wage level lead to increases in employment, despite the assumption that workers would have withdrawn from the labor market.
Finally, Keynes proposed the use of monetary policy and fiscal policy for regulating business cycles.
The *The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money* completely shook up the world of economic policy. Hereafter, governments took responsibility for economic conditions or they lost power.
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The customary rate of dish interest is one piece of cutlery or small dish per day added to the heap of dishes belonging to the owner.
Dish interest is an attempt to dissuade individuals from leaving their dishes in the sink unwashed for too long. It should be noted that this policy often backfires and results in an insurmountable amount of dishes.
The customary rate of dish interest is one piece of cutlery or small dish per day added to the heap of dishes belonging to the owner.
Dish interest is an attempt to dissuade individuals from leaving their dishes in the sink unwashed for too long. It should be noted that this policy often backfires and results in an insurmountable amount of dishes.
Joe: He's been lagging on dishes for a week now. It's time my roommate starts accruing some dish interest.
Bob: Dude! just buy a dishwasher!
Bob: Dude! just buy a dishwasher!
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