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Real-Life Examples of Opportunity Cost


Abstract: How do we define opportunity cost? It's the 'value of the next-best alternative when a decision is made; it's what is given up,' explains senior economic education specialist Andrea Caceres-Santamaria.

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Publication Date: 2020-01-29