Acquisition
Expansion of a company through the purchase of another business, including the outlined terms and governing rules.
Acquisitions Approach
An approach to the construction of a consumer price index focusing on the acquisition of consumption goods and services.
Active Labour Market Policies
Government interventions aimed at assisting the unemployed to find work, including job centres, training schemes, and employment subsidies.
Actuarial Assumption
An estimate of a random variable used in financial calculations, prominently in insurance, determining premiums or benefits using statistical data.
Ad Valorem Tax
Definition and meaning of ad valorem tax, a tax proportional to the price of the object being taxed.
Adaptation
Policies and actions to prevent or reduce the adverse effects of climate change.
Adjustable Peg
A system where countries stabilize their exchange rates around par values with the right to change these values when necessary.
Adjusted R-squared
A refined version of the coefficient of determination (R-squared), adjusted for the degrees of freedom in a regression analysis.
Adjustment
Exploration of the term 'Adjustment' in economics, its definitions, applications, and contrasting perspectives.
Adjustment Costs
The costs associated with making changes in economic variables controlled by economic agents.