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  2. Sudden stop (economics) - Wikipedia

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    In this situation, banks become more cautious and decrease loans, which worsens the economic recession. A collapse in asset prices also contributes to a sharp slowdown in economic activity. The value of loan collaterals are severely reduced which further impacts the situation of the financial system and reduces credit, reflecting in lower ...

  3. Glossary of economics - Wikipedia

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    Also called resource cost advantage. The ability of a party (whether an individual, firm, or country) to produce a greater quantity of a good, product, or service than competitors using the same amount of resources. absorption The total demand for all final marketed goods and services by all economic agents resident in an economy, regardless of the origin of the goods and services themselves ...

  4. Gresham's law - Wikipedia

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    In economics, Gresham's law is a monetary principle stating that "bad money drives out good". For example, if there are two forms of commodity money in circulation, which are accepted by law as having similar face value , the more valuable commodity will gradually disappear from circulation.

  5. The dismal science - Wikipedia

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    The dismal science is a derogatory term for the discipline of economics. [1] Thomas Carlyle used the phrase in his 1849 essay " Occasional Discourse on the Negro Question " in contrast with the then-familiar phrase "gay science" used to refer to the art of troubadours .

  6. Consumer sovereignty - Wikipedia

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    Consumer sovereignty is defined in the Macmillan dictionary of modern economics as: [7] The idea that the consumer is the best judge of his or her own welfare. This assumption underlies the theory of consumer behaviour and through it the bulk of economic analysis including the most widely accepted optimum in welfare economics, the Pareto optimum.

  7. Consumer economy - Wikipedia

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    Charles Hugh Smith, writing for Business Insider, argues that while the use of credit has positive features in low amounts, but that the consumer economy and its expansion of credit produces consumer ennui because there is a marginal return to consumption, and that hyperinflation experts recommended investment in tangible goods.

  8. Is your kid shy, or simply slow to warm up? Why being ... - AOL

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    Practice and prepare. Having a chance to preview and prepare can help children feel more in control and competent. Before a new activity, parents and their kids can walk the grounds of a new camp ...

  9. Clue (information) - Wikipedia

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    Clues are an integral part of the 1943 board game Cluedo. A clue or a hint is a piece of information bringing someone closer to a conclusion [1] or which points to the right direction towards the solution. [2] It is revealed either because it is discovered by someone who needs it or because it is shared (given) by someone else.