PRIVATIZING PROFITS AND SOCIALIZING LOSSES
A phrase which describes how businesses and individuals can successfully benefit from any and all profits related to their line of business, but avoids losses by having those losses paid for by society. Privatizing profits and socializing losses suggests that when large losses occur for speculators or businesses, they are able to successfully lobby government for aide rather than face the consequences of said losses.
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Tit for Tat
Game theory mechanism subject to a payoff matrix similar to a prisoner’s dilemma. Anchored on the concepts of retaliation and altruism, this ...
Nonsegregated Disclosures
Information that must be presented legally anywhere in a lease agreement. These are required by the Federal Reserve Board Regulation M. The lease a ...
Product Line
A series of related products which are all made or manufactured by the same company.
Behavioral Economics
The scientific study on how the mind thinks and how each person reacts as it relates to the process of decision making in economics of individuals ...
Infant-Industry Theory
A theory stating the emerging domestic industries must be protected against foreign competition until they become established and mature. In econom ...
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Ethical Investing: Its Advantages and Disadvantages
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Gauging Inflation
In the United States, the inflation rate was 0.2% through the 12 months ended July. In the United Kingdom, inflation was 0.1% in July.
Student Loans: Loan Repayment
Students, soon after your graduation, you need to enter the repayment phase. In other words, you have to start paying off your student loans. This ...
Retirement Planning: Allocating and Diversifying
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