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One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Cognition

Foundational Lexiconvaluing what's yours
Executive Parlancepossession bias
Scholarly Discourseownership inflation
Babel ZenithEndowment Effect
Origin: Richard Thaler

Etymology & Meaning

Overvaluing things simply because you own them.

In the Boardroom

Overpricing your company in acquisition talks.

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