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  2. Capital (economics) - Wikipedia

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    In economics, capital goods or capital are "those durable produced goods that are in turn used as productive inputs for further production" of goods and services. [1] A typical example is the machinery used in a factory. At the macroeconomic level, "the nation's capital stock includes buildings, equipment, software, and inventories during a ...

  3. Physical capital - Wikipedia

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    N.G. Mankiw definition from the book Economics: Capital is the equipment and structures used to produce goods and services. Physical capital consists of man-made goods (or input into the process of production) that assist in the production process. Cash, real estate, equipment, and inventory are examples of physical capital. [1] Capital goods ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Capitalism - Wikipedia

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    Essentially, capital accumulation comes to define economic rationality in capitalist production. [ 102 ] A society, region or nation is capitalist if the predominant source of incomes and products being distributed is capitalist activity, but even so this does not yet mean necessarily that the capitalist mode of production is dominant in that ...

  6. Quizlet - Wikipedia

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    In 2015, Quizlet announced raising $12 million from Union Square Ventures, Costanoa Venture Capital, Altos Ventures, and Owl Ventures to expand its digital study tools and grow internationally. [13] Quizlet hired Matt Glotzbach as CEO in May 2016 and launched a redesign in August 2016. [14]

  7. Category:Capital (economics) - Wikipedia

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    Capital goods (1 C, 1 P) I. Intellectual capital (5 C, 12 P) M. ... Pages in category "Capital (economics)" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total.

  8. Category:Goods (economics) - Wikipedia

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    A good in economics is any object, service or right that increases utility, directly or indirectly. A good that cannot be used by consumers directly, such as an "office building" or "capital equipment", can also be referred to as a good as an indirect source of utility through resale value or as a source of income.

  9. Circulating capital - Wikipedia

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    It is contrasted with fixed capital. The term was used in more specialized ways by classical economists such as Adam Smith, David Ricardo and Karl Marx. Where the distinction is used, circulating capital is a component of (total) capital, also including fixed capital used in a single cycle of production. In contrast to fixed capital, it is used ...