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

What is 'Saturday Night Special' An obsolete takeover strategy where one company attempted a takeover of another company by making a sudden...

What is 'Failed Break' A price movement through an identified level of support or resistance that does not have enough momentum to...

Who is George Akerlof George A. Akerlof is an American economist who won the 2001 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He is a University...

DefinitionDaniel Little McFadden is an American econometrician who shared the 2000 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with James Heckman. McFadden's share of the...

What is 'Magna Cum Laude' Magna cum laude is an academic level of distinction used by educational institutions to signify an academic...

DefinitionJohn Charles Harsanyi was a Hungarian-American economist. John Harsanyi What is 'John Harsanyi' An economist who won the Nobel Memorial Prize in...

DefinitionThe John Bates Clark Medal is awarded by the American Economic Association to "that American economist under the age of forty who is adjudged...

What is a 'Takeover' A takeover occurs when an acquiring company makes a bid in an effort to assume control of a...

What is 'Haas School of Business' The business school at the University of Berkeley. It offers a wide variety of programs, including...