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ZERO OPPORTUNITY COST [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-02-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economics
- Commercial Fishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- zero resource rent
1, record 1, English, zero%20resource%20rent
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... fishing costs [were divided] into two components, private labour costs(wages) and other capital and operating costs. Where there are high levels of unemployment in the economy, the opportunity cost of labour is essentially zero.... the "social yield" consists of resource rents plus wages. [One of the] five possible equilibrium points at different levels of fishing effort [identified was the] zero resource rent —(OAE) — open access equilibrium... 1, record 1, English, - zero%20resource%20rent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Économique
- Pêche commerciale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- revenu économique nul
1, record 1, French, revenu%20%C3%A9conomique%20nul
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- RÉN 1, record 1, French, R%C3%89N
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les coûts de la pêche [sont divisés] en deux composantes, soit les coûts privés de la main-d'œuvre (salaires) et les autres coûts d'immobilisations et d'opération. [...] le «rendement social» se compose des bénéfices tirés de la ressource et des salaires. [L'un des] cinq points d'équilibre possibles à différents niveaux d'effort de pêche [est] le revenu économique nul (RÉN) — l'équilibre lorsque l'accès à la pêche est libre [...] 1, record 1, French, - revenu%20%C3%A9conomique%20nul
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-04-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Pricing Theory
- Foreign Trade
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- supply price
1, record 2, English, supply%20price
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Since people place a positive value on leisure, it is clearly inappropriate to assume that there is zero opportunity cost in employing labour which would otherwise be unemployed. Rather, the correct shadow price of this labour is its supply price, that is, that wage which is just sufficient to get it to work. One might suppose that the supply price of unemployed labour will be functionally related to the level of unemployment insurance benefits and to the average duration of unemployment. 2, record 2, English, - supply%20price
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Théorie des prix
- Commerce extérieur
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- prix d'offre
1, record 2, French, prix%20d%27offre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Teoría de fijación de precios
- Comercio exterior
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- precio de abastecimiento
1, record 2, Spanish, precio%20de%20abastecimiento
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- precio de oferta 1, record 2, Spanish, precio%20de%20oferta
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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