cost-shifting — UK US noun [U] ► a situation in which the price of one product or service is higher than it should be, in order to pay for losses on another product or service for which the price is too low: »Some question the practice of cost shifting, whereby… … Financial and business terms
Shifting baseline — (also known as sliding baseline) is a term used to describe the way significant changes to a system are measured against past baselines, which themselves may represent significant changes from the original state of the system. The term was first… … Wikipedia
Shifting cultivation — For methods, see slash and burn Shifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily, then abandoned. This system often involves clearing of a piece of land followed by several years of wood harvesting… … Wikipedia
Cost-push inflation — Aggregate supply – aggregate demand model illustration of aggregate supply (AS) shifting to AS and causing price level to increase while output shrinks Cost push inflation is a type of inflation caused by substantial increases in the cost of… … Wikipedia
Menu cost — In economics, a menu cost is the cost to a firm resulting from changing its prices. The name stems from the cost of restaurants literally printing new menus, but economists use it to refer to the costs of changing nominal prices in general. In… … Wikipedia
Carbon shifting — is the tendency for an individual to increase carbon dioxide emissions in one area of their lifestyle as a result of reducing emissions elsewhere.‘Carbon shifting’ might more accurately be termed ‘domestic carbon shifting’ to distinguish it from… … Wikipedia
Health care in the United States — ] Current estimates put U.S. health care spending at approximately 15.2% of GDP, second only to the tiny Marshall Islands among all United Nations member nations. The health share of GDP is expected to continue its historical upward trend,… … Wikipedia
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act — The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (usc|42|1395dd, EMTALA) is a United States Act of Congress passed in 1986 as part of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. It requires hospitals and ambulance services to provide… … Wikipedia
Socialized medicine — is a term used to describe a system for providing medical and hospital care for all at a nominal cost by means of government regulation of health services and subsidies derived from taxation.[1] It is used primarily and usually pejoratively in… … Wikipedia
Criticism of Walmart — A typical Wal Mart Supercenter in Madison Heights, Virginia Wal Mart has been subject to criticism by various groups and individuals. Among these are some labor unions, community groups, grassroots organizations, religious organizations,… … Wikipedia
