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2 unusual facts about Economic rent


Productive and unproductive labour

In competitive economies, i.e. in economies without "rents" because of monopolies, the value of a commodity is determined by the amount of embodied labour: direct labour and "dated" labour, indicating the difficulties of production plus interest for past labour.

Rent

Economic rent, a payment to a factor of production in excess of that which is needed to keep it employed in its current use


Sand Hill Road

The annual rent in the area around Sand Hill Road peaked at around $144 (USD) per square foot ($1550 per m2) in mid-2000; at the time, this was higher than rates in Manhattan and London's West End.


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