Yes, a market clearing by there not being any sales is a very non-central example of clearing.
Except that there are sales. Are you saying prostitution does not exist??
Most people's loathing of being a truck driver is much less than their loathing of being a prostitute.
I'm not sure how this is relevant to your argument.
Except that there are sales. Are you saying prostitution does not exist??
There are no sales for most of the people who have it.
Most people's loathing of being a truck driver is much less than their loathing of being a prostitute.
I'm not sure how this is relevant to your argument.
The ratio I described is a way of formalizing "people loathe selling X, compared to Y". If, at a given level of need for money, the ratio between the asking price for X and the market price is large for X compared to Y, then people loathe selling X compared to Y.
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