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David Ricardo

DefinitionDavid Ricardo was a British political economist, one of the most influential of the classical economists along with Thomas Malthus, Adam Smith and James...

Deflation

Deflation is the opposite of the term inflation; deflation is a well-known economic term that is used to describe a period in which the...

Daniel P. Amos

DefinitionDaniel Paul "Dan" Amos is an American business executive. He serves as the chairman and chief executive officer of Aflac and Aflac Incorporated. Daniel...
effective duration

The Concept of Effective Duration

The concept of effective duration is a way to evaluate a bond's price sensitivity to changes in interest rates. It accounts for the uncertainty...

Deadweight Loss Of Taxation

DefinitionIn economics, the excess burden of taxation, also known as the deadweight cost or deadweight loss of taxation, is one of the economic losses...

Day Cycle

What is 'Day Cycle' The time period alloted for the delivery of Automated Clearing House debits and credits from an originator to...
Data smoothing

Data Smoothing

What is data smoothing and why do we need it Data smoothing is a technique used to reduce the noise or random fluctuations in data....

Date Certain

DefinitionDate certain is a legal term for the date on or by which the actions of a contract can be reasonably completed, and is...

Days To Cover

What is 'Days To Cover' Days to cover is a measurement of a company's issued shares that are currently shorted, expressed as...

De-Merger

DefinitionA demerger is a form of corporate restructuring in which the entity's business operations are segregated into one or more components. It is the...

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