Tag: american

National Market System Plan (NMSP)

What is 'National Market System Plan - NMSP' A nationwide system used in the United States for the selection and reservation of...

National Diamond

DefinitionMichael Porter's National Diamond framework resulted from a study of patterns of comparative advantage among industrialized nations. It works to integrate much of Porter's...

Oliver E. Williamson

DefinitionOliver Eaton Williamson is an American economist, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and recipient of the 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in...

Official Staff Commentary

What is 'Official Staff Commentary' Commentary published by the Federal Reserve. Official staff commentaries are laid out in a question-and-answer format. They...

Absolute Breadth Index (ABI)

What is 'Absolute Breadth Index - ABI' A market indicator used to determine volatility levels in the market without factoring in price...

Academy of Accounting Historians

DefinitionThe Academy of Accounting Historians, established in 1973, is a non-profit organization of scholars of accounting history. Academy of Accounting Historians What is...

Rational Expectations Theory

DefinitionIn economics, "rational expectations" are model-consistent expectations, in that agents inside the model are assumed to "know the model" and on average take the...

Real-Time Quote

What is 'Real-Time Quote' This is the actual price of a security at that moment in time. Most prices of securities that...

Reaffirmation

What is 'Reaffirmation' An agreement made between a debtor and a creditor to repay some or all of a debt. Reaffirmations are...

Ramani Ayer

DefinitionRamani Ayer is an Indian-American business executive, and the CEO and chairman of The Hartford from 1997 to 2009. Ramani Ayer What is...

EDITOR PICKS

Latest