Identify/define and Explain the Significance of the Following: Frederick II

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Essay

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Frederick II Hohenstaufen.

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Definitions:

Hedonic Treadmill

The theory suggesting that people consistently return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite major positive or negative events or life changes.

Neoclassical Assumptions

The foundational premises of neoclassical economics, such as rational behavior, market equilibrium, and utility maximization.

Behavioral Economists

Specialists examining the effects of psychological, cognitive, emotional, cultural, and social components on the economic decision-making of individuals and institutions.

Nudges

Subtle policy shifts or design changes that steer people's behavior in predictable ways without forbidding any options or significantly changing economic incentives.