Tag: finance

What is 'Earmarking' Earmaking consists of funds (or capital) that are set aside to pay for a specific project or event. In...

DefinitionThe efficient-market hypothesis is a theory in financial economics that states that asset prices fully reflect all available information. A direct implication is that...

What is 'Economic Depreciation' Economic depreciation is a measure of the decrease in value of an asset over time. This form of...

What is econometrics and what does it involve Econometrics is the study of relationships between economic variables using statistical methods. It is concerned with the...

What is an 'Economic Derivative' An economic derivative is a relatively new form of derivative contract (the first ones were traded in...

What is 'Earned Income' Earned income is income derived from active participation in a trade or business, including wages, salary, tips, commissions...

DefinitionEconomic growth is the increase in the inflation-adjusted market value of the goods and services produced by an economy over time. It is conventionally...

What is 'Earnings Announcement' Earnings announcement is an official public statement of a company's profitability for a specific time period, typically a...

What is 'Earnings Season' Earnings season are the months of the year in which a majority of quarterly corporate earnings are released...

DefinitionEconomic forecasting is the process of making predictions about the economy. Forecasts can be carried out at a high level of aggregation—for example for...