If You Were Put in Charge of a Presidential Commission

question 46

Essay

If you were put in charge of a presidential commission to try to redesign political institutions in the United States to expand the representation of women, what would you recommend?

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Definitions:

Long-run Equilibrium

A state in which all economic forces such as supply and demand are balanced, and all firms are producing at a level where no new entrants will disrupt the market.

Minimum ATC

The lowest point on the average total cost curve, representing the most efficient scale of production for a firm.

Creative Destruction

A term coined by Joseph Schumpeter to describe the process by which old industries are destroyed and new ones are created as part of the evolution of capitalism.

New Firms

Entrepreneurial ventures that have recently been established in the market.