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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!destroyer!gatech!pitt.edu!wbdst
  2. From: wbdst+@pitt.edu (William B Dwinnell)
  3. Newsgroups: sci.econ
  4. Subject: Re: applied micro-econ: a newcomer seeks help
  5. Message-ID: <2443@blue.cis.pitt.edu>
  6. Date: 24 Jan 93 18:15:02 GMT
  7. References: <1993Jan24.155214.1506@athena.mit.edu>
  8. Sender: news+@pitt.edu
  9. Organization: University of Pittsburgh
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  13. Well, I am not familiar with the report you cite, nor what "linerization"
  14. took place therein, but it is often assumed (especially for instructive
  15. purposes), that supply and demand schedules are linear. In actuality,
  16. they may curve, be bent, or step.
  17.