producer surplus

collocation in English

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producer
noun[C]
uk
/prəˈdʒuː.sər/us
/prəˈduː.sɚ/
a person who makes the practical and financial arrangements needed to make a film, play, or television or ...
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surplus
noun[C or U]
adjective
uk
/ˈsɜː.pləs/us
/ˈsɝː.pləs/
(an amount that is) more than ...
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(Definition ofproducerandsurplusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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On the first of these, note that in the models presented so far there is noproducersurplusto consider.
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However, in generalproducersurplusis, like consumer surplus, convex in prices3 and hence greater randomization (for a given mean) raises expected producers surplus.
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Sinceproducersurplusis zero before the innovation and positive afterwards, it is also true that the sum of expected surpluses also rises.
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Second, our data do not contain enough information to perform the cost and profit margin calculations necessary to measureproducersurpluswithout making additional strong assumptions.
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The patent holder will receive direct tax credits approximating the social value of the innovation, which will be defined as the sum of consumer surplus andproducersurplus.
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When examining tax incidence, it is the lost consumer andproducersurplusthat is important.
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Also, consumer surplus andproducersurplusare the same under such an import quota and a tariff.
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Likewise, in the supply-demand diagram,producersurplusis the area below the equilibrium price but above the supply curve.
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Economic rent should not be confused withproducersurplus, or normal profit, both of which involve productive human action.
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Considering theproducersurplusexample, if the gradual discounting of prices also attracted more consumers, the producer would have to re-evaluate their strategy.
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Elasticity is also crucially important in any discussion of welfare distribution, in particular consumer surplus,producersurplus, or government surplus.
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This includes the gainedproducersurplus, the deadweight loss, and the tax revenue.
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So the profit is equal to the sum of consumer surplus andproducersurplus.
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The reservation price is used to help calculate the consumer surplus or theproducersurpluswith reference to the equilibrium price.
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