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61Environmental policy of the United States — The environmental policy of the United States is federal governmental action to regulate activities that have an environmental impact in the United States. The goal of environmental policy is to protect the environment for future generations… …
62Helicopter parent — is a colloquial, early 21st century term for a parent who pays extremely close attention to his or her child s or children s experiences and problems, particularly at educational institutions. The term was originally coined by Foster W. Cline,… …
63Two-moment decision models — Mean variance analysis redirects here. For mean variance portfolio theory, see Modern portfolio theory or Mutual fund separation theorem. In decision theory, economics, and finance, a two moment decision model is a model that describes or… …
64Forest kindergarten — A forest kindergarten in Düsseldorf, Germany A forest kindergarten is a type of preschool education for children between the ages of three and six that is held almost exclusively outdoors. Whatever the weather, children are encouraged to play,… …
65Original position — The original position is a hypothetical situation developed by American philosopher John Rawls as a thought experiment to replace the imagery of a savage state of nature of prior political philosophers like Thomas Hobbes. In it, the parties… …
66Contract theory — This article is about the economic analysis of contracts. For legal definitions and contract law, see Contract. For a less technical discussion of this topic, see Principal agent problem. In economics, contract theory studies how economic actors… …
67Insurance — This article is about risk management. For Insurance (blackjack), see Blackjack. For Insurance run (baseball), see Insurance run. In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a… …
68Capital asset pricing model — In finance, the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) is used to determine a theoretically appropriate required rate of return of an asset, if that asset is to be added to an already well diversified portfolio, given that asset s non diversifiable… …
69Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
70Securitization — is a structured finance process, which involves pooling and repackaging of cash flow producing financial assets into securities that are then sold to investors. The name securitization is derived from the fact that the form of financial… …
