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An expenditure that cannot be recovered is called a sunk cost.
Reference Point
A basis or standard for evaluation, comparison, or judgment.
Original Endowment
The initial allocation of income, wealth, resources, or goods that an individual or economy possesses before engaging in trade or production activities.
Behavioral Economics
A field of study blending economics and psychology to explore how people make decisions, often deviating from rationality.
Constrained Maximization
The process of finding the maximum value of a function subject to certain constraints, often used in economics and optimization problems.
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