introduction to economics
81consumption — /keuhn sump sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction. 2. the amount consumed: the high consumption of gasoline. 3. Econ. the using up of goods and services having an exchangeable value. 4. Pathol. a. Older Use.… …
82Maurice Dobb — Maurice Herbert Dobb (July 24, 1900 August 17, 1976), was a British Marxist economist, and a lecturer 1924 1959 and Reader 1959 1976 at Cambridge University and a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge 1948 1976. Contents 1 Life 2 Theory 2.1… …
83productivity — pro·duc·tiv·i·ty (prō dŭk tĭvʹĭ tē, prŏd ək ) n. 1. The quality of being productive. 2. Economics. The rate at which goods or services are produced especially output per unit of labor. 3. Ecology. The rate at which radiant energy is used by… …
84John Hicks — Infobox Scientist name = John R. Hicks image size = 180px birth date = birth date|1904|4|8|mf=y birth place = Warwick, England death date = death date and age|1989|5|20|1904|4|8|mf=y death place = New York City, New York nationality = United… …
85Monetary policy of the United States — Banking in the United States Monetary policy The Federal Reserve System Regulation Lending Credit card Deposit accounts Savings account Checking account Money market account Certificate of deposit …
86Louis O. Kelso — (1913 1991) was a lawyer, investor and economic thinker who sought to find a way to preserve capitalism from the competition of communism as an alternative within the context of the early Cold War and is credited with the creation of the first… …
87Externality — External redirects here. For other uses, see External (disambiguation). In economics, an externality (or transaction spillover) is a cost or benefit, not transmitted through prices,[1] incurred by a party who did not agree to the action causing… …
88Harry G. Shaffer — is Professor Emeritus of the Economics Department at the University of Kansas. He was born on August 28, 1919, in Vienna, Austria. Fluent in German, Shaffer served in World War II, in which he acted as a translator. He has produced one popular… …
89rent — rent1 rentability, n. rentable, adj. /rent/, n. 1. a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property. 2. a payment or series of payments made by a lessee to …
90Maurice Dobb — Maurice Herbert Dobb (* 24. Juli 1900 in London; † 17. August 1976) war ein britischer marxistischer Wirtschaftswissenschaftler. Er war als Lecturer von 1924 bis 1959 und als Reader von 1959 bis 1976 an der Cambridge University tätig und war… …
