Tag: work
Kenneth Arrow
DefinitionKenneth Joseph "Ken" Arrow was an American economist, mathematician, writer, and political theorist. He was the joint winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in...
Brokers
An investor does not deal with the buying and selling procedures on his own; he has a broker do them for him. This is...
Kidnap Insurance
What is 'Kidnap Insurance' A type of insurance designed to protect individuals from the risk of kidnapping. Kidnap insurance often covers other...
Magic Formula Investing
DefinitionMagic formula investing is a term referring to an investment technique outlined by Joel Greenblatt that uses the principles of value investing. Magic Formula...
Call
What is a 'Call' A call auction is sometimes referred to a call market; it's a time on an exchange when buyers...
Joint Float
What is 'Joint Float' Two or more countries agreeing to keep their currencies at a same exchange rate relative to one another,...
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 M. Buchanan Jr.
DefinitionJames McGill Buchanan Jr. was an American economist known for his work on public choice theory, for which he received the Nobel Memorial Prize...
James D. Slater
What is 'James D. Slater' A renowned investment author in Britain, who wrote a Sunday column in London's The Sunday Telegraph under...
James Tobin
What is 'James Tobin' An American economist who won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 1981 for his analysis of financial...