Foehn wind Eiger, for whom the winds add further difficulty in ascending an already difficult peak. They are also associated with the rapid spread of wildfires, making some regions which experience these winds particularly fire-prone. Anecdotally, residents in areas of frequent foehn winds report a variety of illnesses ranging from migraines to psychosis. The first clinical review of these effects was published by the Austrian physician Anton Czermak in the 19th century. A study by the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München found that suicide and accidents increased by 10 percent during foehn winds in Central Europe. The causation of "Föhnkrankheit" (English: Foehn-sickness) is yet unproven.
Zero-profit condition Zero-profit condition In economic competition theory, the zero-profit condition describes the condition that occurs when an industry or type of business has an extremely low (near-zero) cost of entry. In this situation, many people tend to join the industry, seeing the opportunity to make money, until there is no more money to make (supply exceeds demand); the large amount of competition limits each person's share of the market, as well as their ability to pursue a large profit margin. This would represent a situation of almost perfect competition. For instance, despite the real estate boom of the mid-2000s, the incomes