The process of a firm disposing of part of its activities either for strategic reasons or as required by regulators.
The payment of a share in the profits of a company to its shareholders.
Restrictions on the distribution of dividends by firms to balance wage controls and regulate profits.
The ratio of total earnings for equity in a company to dividends paid out, often indicating financial health and sustainability of dividend payments.
The separation between the ownership and control in companies, typically seen in widely-held corporations.
Tasks carried out within a household which could have been performed by a paid specialist, primarily in the fields of decorating, home improvements, and motor repairs.
An exchange rate management system where other countries peg their currencies to the US dollar and hold reserves primarily in US dollars.
The use by a country of a foreign currency (often the dollar) in parallel with, or as an alternative to, the domestic currency.
The increase in the money supply within an economy, not due to a balance-of-payments surplus but owing to lending by the banking system to the state or private sector.
A UK system of local taxation on householders that operated until 1990.
A strategy in game theory that results in the highest payoff for a player, regardless of the strategy adopted by others.
The tendency of one country's accession to an organization, or adoption of a policy, to induce other countries to follow suit.
