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Arising within the system or process being considered.
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internal drivers; feedback processes; model assumptionsShow when an outcome is generated inside the system rather than imposed from outside.
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- endogenous change
- endogenous growth
- endogenous variable
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The model treats employment as endogenous because wages and output jointly determine it.
An endogenous feedback loop can amplify a small initial difference.
The theory explains innovation as an endogenous response to investment incentives.
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Primary category: academic. Academic and technical. In an economic model, an endogenous variable is determined within the model; in econometrics, endogeneity can concern dependence between a regressor and the error. Specify the usage. Normally non-gradable in this sense; comparison requires a specific contextual scale. Derived family (not inflections): endogeneity.
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