Johanna Is Single and Self- Employed as a Technology Consultant

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Essay

Johanna is single and self- employed as a technology consultant. She wants to set money aside for her retirement. What tax and financial issues should she consider?

Analyze market concentration and its implications on market power.

Understand the measurement and significance of the Herfindahl index and the four-firm concentration ratio in analyzing market structure.

Describe the role of nonprice competition in monopolistic competition.

Evaluate the impact of market transitions (e.g., from oligopoly to monopolistic competition) on industry characteristics.

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Definitions:

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overestimate the influence of personal traits and underestimate the role of situations when explaining other people's behavior.

Cognitive Dissonance

The mental discomfort experienced when holding two or more conflicting cognitions (ideas, beliefs, values, emotional reactions).

Peripheral Route Persuasion

A mode of persuasion wherein individuals are influenced by superficial cues rather than message content.

Central Route Persuasion

A method of persuasion that involves deeply processing the content of a message, focusing on the arguments and evidence.