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Issues in Economics Today
Issues in Economics Today
Robert Guell, Indiana State University
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Key Terms


deadweight loss  The loss in societal welfare associated with production being to little or to great.
orphan drug  A drug that treats someone with a disease that afflicts few people.
patent  A right granted by government to an investor to be the exclusive seller of that invention for a limited period of time.




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