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  1. Adam Smith
    Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790)
  2. agency
    the state of being in action or exerting power
  3. agent
    a representative who acts on behalf of others
  4. amortisation
    the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years
  5. appreciation
    understanding of the nature or meaning of something
  6. buyer's market
    a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy
  7. capacity
    capability to perform or produce
  8. Capital
    the federal government of the United States
  9. capital gain
    the amount by which the selling price of an asset exceeds the purchase price; the gain is realized when the asset is sold
  10. capitalism
    an economic system based on private ownership of assets
  11. central bank
    a government monetary authority that issues currency and regulates the supply of credit and holds the reserves of other banks and sells new issues of securities for the government
  12. commodity
    any good that can be bought and sold
  13. competition
    the act of contending with others for rewards or resources
  14. compound interest
    money earned on an original investment and accumulated gains
  15. consumption
    the act of using something up
  16. cost of capital
    the opportunity cost of the funds employed as the result of an investment decision; the rate of return that a business could earn if it chose another investment with equivalent risk
  17. credit
    an estimate of ability to fulfill financial commitments
  18. debt
    the state of owing something, especially money
  19. deficit
    an amount that is less than expected or required
  20. deflation
    the act of letting the air out of something
  21. demand
    request urgently and forcefully
  22. depreciation
    a decrease in price or value
  23. Depression
    a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment
  24. deregulation
    the act of freeing from rules
  25. derivative
    a compound obtained from another compound
  26. devaluation
    the reduction of something's worth
  27. discount rate
    interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
  28. disinflation
    a reduction of prices intended to improve the balance of payments
  29. diversification
    the condition of being varied
  30. dividend
    a number to be divided by another number
  31. econometrics
    the application of mathematics and statistics to the study of economic and financial data
  32. efficiency
    skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort
  33. elasticity
    the tendency of a body to return to its original shape
  34. equity
    the quality of being fair, reasonable, or impartial
  35. fiscal policy
    a government policy for dealing with the budget
  36. free lunch
    something acquired without effort or payment or obligation
  37. free trade
    the exchange of goods without governmental interference
  38. full employment
    the economic condition when everyone who wishes to work at the going wage rate for their type of labor is employed
  39. game theory
    (economics) a theory of competition stated in terms of gains and losses among opposing players
  40. GDP
    the measure of an economy adopted by the United States in 1991; the total market values of goods and services produced by workers and capital within a nation's borders during a given period (usually 1 year)
  41. globalisation
    growth to a global or worldwide scale
  42. gold standard
    system that defines money's value in terms of precious metal
  43. hedge
    a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
  44. incentive
    a positive motivational influence
  45. income
    the amount of money one makes over a period of time
  46. inelastic
    not able to resume shape after stretching or compression
  47. inflation
    the act of filling something with air
  48. interest
    a sense of concern with and curiosity about something
  49. interest rate
    the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use
  50. Karl Marx
    founder of modern communism
  51. leverage
    the mechanical advantage gained by a machine on a fulcrum
  52. liquidity
    the state in which a substance exhibits a readiness to flow
  53. long run
    a period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves out
  54. macroeconomics
    the branch of economics that studies the overall working of a national economy
  55. marginal
    at or constituting a border or edge
  56. market capitalisation
    an estimation of the value of a business that is obtained by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the current price of a share
  57. market forces
    the interaction of supply and demand that shapes a market economy
  58. mercantilism
    a system of increasing wealth through colonization and trade
  59. microeconomics
    the study of how consumers and individual firms acquire and use resources
  60. Milton Friedman
    United States economist noted as a proponent of monetarism and for his opposition to government intervention in the economy (born in 1912)
  61. minimum wage
    the lowest salary that an employer is allowed to pay
  62. modelling
    a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied
  63. money
    the most common medium of exchange
  64. money market
    a market for short-term debt instruments
  65. money supply
    the total stock of money in the economy
  66. Monopoly
    a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die
  67. monopoly
    a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller
  68. monopsony
    an economic market with several sellers but only one buyer
  69. moral hazard
    (economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance)
  70. motivator
    a positive motivational influence
  71. national debt
    the debt of the national government
  72. nominal value
    the value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value
  73. nudge
    push against gently
  74. oligopoly
    a market in which a few producers control a commodity
  75. opportunity cost
    the benefits lost by choosing one option over another
  76. poverty
    the state of having little or no money and possessions
  77. poverty trap
    a situation in which an increase in income results in a loss of benefits so that you are no better off
  78. price
    the amount of money needed to purchase something
  79. principal
    main or most important
  80. profit margin
    the ratio gross profits divided by net sales
  81. public utility
    a company that performs a public service
  82. quota
    a prescribed number
  83. recession
    the act of returning control
  84. regression analysis
    the use of regression to make quantitative predictions of one variable from the values of another
  85. regulation
    the act of bringing to uniformity
  86. replacement cost
    current cost of replacing a fixed asset with a new one of equal effectiveness
  87. risk
    a source of danger
  88. scalability
    the quality of being scalable
  89. scarcity
    a small and inadequate amount
  90. seller's market
    a market in which more people want to buy than want to sell
  91. short-run
    relating to or extending over a limited period
  92. simple interest
    a basic fee for borrowing money over time
  93. socialism
    a political theory advocating state ownership of industry
  94. spread
    distribute or disperse widely
  95. stagflation
    slow economic growth with high prices and unemployment
  96. stagnation
    a state of inactivity
  97. stakeholder
    one who has an interest in something, especially a business
  98. standard deviation
    the square root of the variance
  99. subsidy
    a grant of financial assistance, especially by a government
  100. supply
    circulate or distribute or equip with
  101. tariff
    a government tax on imports or exports
  102. tax base
    collective value of taxable assets
  103. time value
    (music) the relative duration of a musical note
  104. trade
    the commercial exchange of goods and services
  105. transparency
    the quality of being clear
  106. Treasury bill
    a short-term obligation that is not interest-bearing
  107. unemployment
    the state of not having a job
  108. use
    put into service
  109. utility
    the quality of being of practical use
  110. value-added
  111. vertical integration
    control of all aspects of a product's production by one firm
  112. volatility
    the quality of being unpredictable and affected by emotion
  113. welfare
    something that aids or promotes well-being
Created on Fri Jul 25 09:05:51 EDT 2008

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