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Latin for "even stronger". Can be used to compare two theorems or proofs. Could be interpreted to mean "in the same way."

is a relatively permanent disposition of an individual. Traits are inferred from behaviour and are considered to be continuous dimensions on which individual differences can be arranged quantitatively [..]

American Agricultural Economics Association. See their web site at http://www.aaea.org.

A notion claiming that those who can afford to pay the tax should bear a greater weight of paying the tax.

Used in the context of stock returns; means the return to a portfolio in excess of the return to a market portfolio. Contrast excess returns which means something else. Note that abnormal returns can [..]

An attribute of a utility function. See Arrow-Pratt measure.

A limit to the rate or quantity of scientific or technological information that a firm can absorb. If such limits exist they provide one explanation for firms to develop internal R&D capacities. R [..]

a phrase that generally means "leaving out". A model abstracts from some elements of the real world in its demonstration of some specific force.