Consolidated Accounts
An overview and detailed explanation of consolidated accounts in the realm of group companies and their financial practices.
Consortium
A group of companies or banks combining to run a project, often too large or risky for a single firm. Example: The Channel Tunnel.
Conspicuous Consumption
Spending on goods and services primarily to display income or wealth, or to attain a certain social status.
Constant Elasticity of Substitution (CES)
An economics term denoting a production function or utility function with a constant elasticity of substitution between inputs.
Constant Elasticity of Substitution (CES)
A detailed exploration of the constant elasticity of substitution, its definitions, concepts, historical context, and analytical frameworks.
Constant Prices
Valuing economic output using a constant set of prices over time to measure real activity
Constant Returns to Scale
An economic condition where an equal proportional increase in all inputs leads to an equal proportional increase in outputs.
Constrained Optimum
The solution of a constrained optimization problem where one or more constraints are binding, often involving maximization or minimization of an objective function.
Constraint
A condition that must be satisfied for any economic activity to be feasible.
consultant
An outside specialist hired by an enterprise to advise on particular technical, commercial, or legal aspects of its activities.
Consumer
A purchaser of goods and services for personal satisfaction or household use.