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Call

What is a 'Call' A call auction is sometimes referred to a call market; it's a time on an exchange when buyers...

Jean-Baptiste Say

DefinitionJean-Baptiste Say was a French economist and businessman. He had classically liberal views and argued in favor of competition, free trade, and lifting restraints...

James E. Meade

DefinitionJames Edward Meade CB, FBA was a British economist and winner of the 1977 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences jointly with the Swedish...

Jerry A. Hausman

DefinitionJerry Allen Hausman is the John and Jennie S. MacDonald Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a notable econometrician. He...

John Stuart Mill

DefinitionJohn Stuart Mill, also known as J.S. Mill, was a British philosopher, political economist, and civil servant. One of the most influential thinkers in...

Jekyll and Hyde

DefinitionStrange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a gothic novella by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson first published in 1886. The...

Karl Albrecht

DefinitionKarl Hans Albrecht was a German entrepreneur who founded the discount supermarket chain Aldi with his brother Theo. He was for many years the...

Late Majority

What is 'Late Majority' The last sizable segment of a population to adopt an innovative technology. The late majority accounts for roughly...
lead time

Lead Time

What is lead time and why is it important In the business world, lead time is the amount of time that elapses between the start...

Call Loan

What is 'Call Loan' A loan provided to a brokerage firm and used to finance margin accounts. The interest rate on a...

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