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Import
What is an 'Import' An import is a good or service brought into one country from another. The word "import" is derived...
Okun Gap
DefinitionIn economics, Okun's law is an empirically observed relationship between unemployment and losses in a country's production. The "gap version" states that for every...
Call Deposit Account
What is a 'Call Deposit Account'
A call deposit account is a bank account for investment funds that offers the advantages of both a savings...
Joint Float
What is 'Joint Float' Two or more countries agreeing to keep their currencies at a same exchange rate relative to one another,...
Jobs Growth
What is 'Jobs Growth' A component of the Employment Situation Summary, reported monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The job growth...
Junk Bond
A non-investment grade or high yield bond is referred to as a junk bond. As the name suggests, these bonds have a credit rating...
Jarrow Turnbull Model
DefinitionThe Jarrow–Turnbull credit risk model was published by Robert A. Jarrow of Kamakura Corporation and Cornell University and Stuart Turnbull, currently at the University...
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...
Jobs And Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 (JGTRRA)
In this post, we will be discussing the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 (JGTRRA). This was a bill that was...
Japanese Government Bond (JGB)
What is 'Japanese Government Bond - JGB' A bond issued by the government of Japan. The government pays interest on the bond...