Fractional reserve banking
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80 books
first published
1962
banking system where bank holds reserves equal to fraction of deposit liabilities
Lao Tzu
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109 books
first published
1962
added 2 Jan 2017
6th-century BC semi-legendary Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism
Arthur Eddington
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73 books
first published
1962
an English astrophysicist best known for his work on the theory of relativity and the Eddington limit, the natural limit to the luminosity of stars.
barriers to entry
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569 books
first published
1962
factors that make it difficult for new firms to enter a market
Deng Xiaoping
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324 books
first published
1962
a Chinese politician who served as the leader of the Communist Party of China and was instrumental in modernising China
carried interest
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82 books
first published
1962
share of profits in an investment fund paid to the fund manager
price discrimination
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82 books
first published
1962
pricing strategy of offering similar products at different prices according to buyers' willingness to pay
company town
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215 books
first published
1 Nov 1961
added 18 Apr 2023
work culture
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199 books
first published
1 Nov 1961
added 22 Aug 2022
Victor Gruen
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27 books
first published
1 Nov 1961
Austrian architect (1903-1980)
urban renewal
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315 books
first published
1 Nov 1961
program of land redevelopment in cities, often where there is urban decay
Lewis Mumford
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204 books
first published
1 Nov 1961
added 27 Sep 2023
American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology and literary critic (1895-1990)
Jane Jacobs
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225 books
first published
1 Nov 1961
an American-Canadian journalist and activist best known for her influence on urban planning and her opposition to the urban renewal policies of the 1950s in New York.
Etonian
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150 books
first published
15 Sep 1959
merchant ship
Rory Stewart
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28 books
first published
15 Sep 1959
added 27 Oct 2023
a British politician, diplomat, and writer who has served as a Member of Parliament and as Minister of State for International Development.
back-to-the-land
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188 books
first published
15 Sep 1959
a social movement encouraging migration from urban to rural areas
Northern Rock
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165 books
first published
1957
former British bank
jitney
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58 books
first published
1957
haute couture
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164 books
first published
1957
term used to describe the creation of exclusive, custom-fitted clothing
fixed income
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407 books
first published
1957
added 9 Feb 2017
Asilomar
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69 books
first published
1956
added 11 Feb 2017
pneumatic tube
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78 books
first published
1956
added 29 Dec 2021
a system that propels cylindrical containers through a network of tubes using compressed air or vacuum.
desegregation
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250 books
first published
1956
the process of ending racial segregation in institutions such as schools and buses
Thorstein Veblen
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210 books
first published
1956
an American economist and sociologist, famous for introducing the term 'conspicuous consumption'
American ideology
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52 books
first published
1956
added 28 Nov 2017
the set of beliefs and values such as individualism, freedom, and capitalism that are generally thought to be held by the American populace
long peace
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50 books
first published
1956
added 17 Jul 2017
absence of major wars following World War II
affirmative action
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404 books
first published
1956
policies to improve opportunities for discriminated minority groups
Ida Tarbell
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64 books
first published
1956
added 23 May 2021
an American journalist, known for her pioneering investigative reporting that led to the breakup of the Standard Oil Company
Mason jar
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134 books
first published
1955
a molded glass jar used primarily for home canning and preserving food, but has gained popularity for various crafts and applications.
sugar pill
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66 books
first published
2 Jan 1953
added 6 Sep 2022
Charles Lindbergh
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224 books
first published
2 Jan 1953
added 15 Oct 2020
American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist
risk tolerance
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381 books
first published
1949
the degree of variability in investment returns that an individual is willing to endure
sharing economy
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233 books
first published
1949
an economic system where assets or services are shared between individuals, often facilitated by a platform
Isaac Newton
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677 books
first published
1949
added 28 Jan 2017
English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)
junk bonds
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336 books
first published
1949
added 26 Feb 2022
financial product
air freight
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108 books
first published
1949
transportation of goods via air, usually high-value items
money market fund
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250 books
first published
1949
added 12 Feb 2017
type of investment fund
business cycle
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588 books
first published
1949
added 18 Mar 2018
fluctuation in the degree of utilization of the production potential of an economy
diversified portfolio
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238 books
first published
1949
an investment strategy that allocates assets across a variety of different types of investments such as stocks, bonds, and real estate to reduce risk.
Andrei Shleifer
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106 books
first published
1949
a Russian-American economist and a professor at Harvard University, known for his work in the field of finance
intangible asset
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179 books
first published
1949
added 9 Aug 2017
asset that lacks physical substance and usually is very hard to evaluate
stock buybacks
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115 books
first published
1949
added 29 Dec 2021
the repurchasing of shares by a company to reduce the number of shares on the market, often to increase shareholder value.
Y2K
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221 books
first published
1949
added 15 Oct 2020
Alan Greenspan
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540 books
first published
1949
added 11 Feb 2022
American economist, former Federal Reserve Chairman
John Bogle
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88 books
first published
1949
added 25 Oct 2021
tulip mania
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94 books
first published
1949
17th-century economic bubble in the Netherlands
buy low sell high
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79 books
first published
1949
2018 simulation video game developed by Red Fox Game Studios
AOL-Time Warner
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137 books
first published
1949
added 23 Oct 2022
former American multinational media conglomerate
VA Linux
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15 books
first published
1949
index fund
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276 books
first published
1949
fund representing a specific index
dogs of the Dow
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13 books
first published
1949
added 10 Mar 2018
stock investment strategy based on Dow Jones Industrial index
Yogi Berra
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151 books
first published
1949
added 17 Jan 2017
an American baseball catcher, coach, and manager known for his humorous and paradoxical quotes