Tag: economics

DefinitionWorking capital is a financial metric which represents operating liquidity available to a business, organisation or other entity, including governmental entities. Along with working...

What is 'Gapping' In general, a trading strategy in which the participant borrows short and lends long. This strategy gives the lender an overall better...

DefinitionGarnishment is an American legal process for collecting a monetary judgment on behalf of a plaintiff from a defendant. Garnishment allows the plaintiff to...

What is 'Gamma Pricing Model' An equation for determining the fair market value of a European-style option when the price movement on...

DefinitionA Gantt chart is a type of bar chart that illustrates a project schedule, named after their inventor, Henry Gantt, who designed such a...

What is 'Qualifying Ratios' A set of ratios that are used by lenders to approve borrowers for a mortgage. The borrower's front-end...

What is 'Leadership' Leadership is the ability of a company's management to set and achieve challenging goals, take swift and decisive action,...

What is 'Wage-Price Spiral' The wage-price spiral is a macroeconomic theory used to explain the cause-and-effect relationship between rising wages and rising...

What is 'Wal-Mart Effect' The economic impact felt by local businesses when a large firm such as Wal-Mart opens a location in...

DefinitionA wealth tax is a levy on the total value of personal assets, including: bank deposits, real estate, assets in insurance and pension plans,...