economic stabilizer — Any of the institutions and practices in an economy that serve to reduce fluctuations in the business cycle through offsetting effects on the amounts of income available for spending (disposable income). The progressive income tax, unemployment… … Universalium
puzzle — 01. The children spent the afternoon working on jigsaw [puzzles] with their parents. 02. I was a bit [puzzled] when my girlfriend suddenly decided she didn t want to go to the concert because she had been talking about it all week. 03. The old… … Grammatical examples in English
Equity premium puzzle — The equity premium puzzle is a term coined by economists Rajnish Mehra and Edward C. Prescott. It is based on the observation that in order to reconcile the much higher return on equity stock compared to government bonds in the United States,… … Wikipedia
Backus–Kehoe–Kydland puzzle — In economics, the Backus–Kehoe–Kydland consumption correlation puzzle, also known as the BKK puzzle, is the observation that consumption is much less correlated across countries than output. In an Arrow–Debreu economy, i.e. an economy with a… … Wikipedia
Feldstein-Horioka puzzle — The Feldstein Horioka puzzle is a widely discussed problem in macroeconomics and international finance, first documented by Martin Feldstein and Charles Horioka in an 1980 paper.citation | last1 = Feldstein | first1 = Martin | last2 = Horioka |… … Wikipedia
Backus-Kehoe-Kydland puzzle — In economics, the Backus Kehoe Kydland consumption correlation puzzle, also known as the BKK puzzle, is the observation that consumption is much less correlated across countries than output.In an Arrow Debreu economy, i.e. an economy with a… … Wikipedia
Equity home bias puzzle — The Equity home bias puzzle is the term given to describe the fact that individuals and institutions in most countries hold modest amounts of foreign equity. This is puzzling since observed returns on national equity portfolios suggest… … Wikipedia
Home bias in trade puzzle — The Home bias in trade puzzle is a widely discussed problem in macroeconomics and international finance, first documented by John T. McCallum in an article from 1995.citation | last1 = McCallum| first1 = John T. | year=1995 |title= National… … Wikipedia
Industrial Growth Puzzle — Das Industrial Growth Puzzle, im amerikanischem Raum auch als Antebellum Puzzle bekannt, befasst sich mit dem Phänomen abnehmender durchschnittlicher Körpergrößen bei gleichzeitiger Zunahme des realen Pro Kopf Einkommen während der industriellen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dividend puzzle — The dividend puzzle is a concept in finance in which companies that pay dividends are rewarded by investors with higher valuations, even though, according to many economists, it should not matter to investors whether a firm pays dividends or not … Wikipedia
