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2,731 concepts
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Fractional reserve banking
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81 books
first published 1962
first published 1962
banking system where bank holds reserves equal to fraction of deposit liabilities
experimental subject
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168 books
first published 1962
first published 1962
person who participates in human subject research by being the target of observation by researchers
collateralized debt obligation
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270 books
first published 1962
first published 1962
a type of structured asset-backed security whose value and payments are derived from a portfolio of fixed-income underlying assets.
death of newspapers
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121 books
first published 1962 added 20 Jan 2017
first published 1962 added 20 Jan 2017
a term that refers to the decline of newspapers due to the rise of digital media
price discrimination
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85 books
first published 1962
first published 1962
pricing strategy of offering similar products at different prices according to buyers' willingness to pay
index card
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352 books
first published 1962
first published 1962
card stock cut to a standard size, used for recording or storing small amounts of data
Jane Jacobs
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235 books
first published 1 Nov 1961
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.
person
urban renewal
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333 books
first published 1 Nov 1961
first published 1 Nov 1961
program of land redevelopment in cities, often where there is urban decay
Lewis Mumford
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210 books
first published 1 Nov 1961 added 27 Sep 2023
first published 1 Nov 1961 added 27 Sep 2023
American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology and literary critic (1895-1990)
Rory Stewart
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31 books
first published 15 Sep 1959 added 27 Oct 2023
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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200 books
first published 15 Sep 1959
first published 15 Sep 1959
a social movement encouraging migration from urban to rural areas
McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit
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34 books
first published 1959 added 25 Oct 2021
first published 1959 added 25 Oct 2021
a 1994 legal case where a woman sued McDonald's after suffering third-degree burns from a cup of coffee; the case is often cited in debates over tort reform.
haute couture
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170 books
first published 1957
first published 1957
term used to describe the creation of exclusive, custom-fitted clothing
Thorstein Veblen
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216 books
first published 1956
first published 1956
an American economist and sociologist, famous for introducing the term 'conspicuous consumption'
person
The Theory of the Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen
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88 books
first published 1956 added 24 Jul 2021
first published 1956 added 24 Jul 2021
desegregation
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266 books
first published 1956
first published 1956
the process of ending racial segregation in institutions such as schools and buses
Asilomar Conference on Recombinant DNA
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48 books
first published 1956 added 11 Feb 2017
first published 1956 added 11 Feb 2017
academic conference held in 1975
long peace
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52 books
first published 1956 added 17 Jul 2017
first published 1956 added 17 Jul 2017
absence of major wars following World War II
American ideology
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53 books
first published 1956 added 28 Nov 2017
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
military-industrial complex
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471 books
first published 1956 added 3 Nov 2021
first published 1956 added 3 Nov 2021
concept in military and political science
Ida Tarbell
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67 books
first published 1956 added 23 May 2021
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
pneumatic tube
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81 books
first published 1956 added 29 Dec 2021
first published 1956 added 29 Dec 2021
a system that propels cylindrical containers through a network of tubes using compressed air or vacuum.
affirmative action
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415 books
first published 1956
first published 1956
policies to improve opportunities for discriminated minority groups
Mason jar
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136 books
first published 1955
first published 1955
a molded glass jar used primarily for home canning and preserving food, but has gained popularity for various crafts and applications.
Charles Lindbergh
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225 books
first published 2 Jan 1953 added 15 Oct 2020
first published 2 Jan 1953 added 15 Oct 2020
American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist
person
risk tolerance
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404 books
first published 1949
first published 1949
the degree of variability in investment returns that an individual is willing to endure
market bubble
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256 books
first published 1949
first published 1949
economic phenomenon of very high prices driven by speculation
Andrei Shleifer
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112 books
first published 1949
first published 1949
a Russian-American economist and a professor at Harvard University, known for his work in the field of finance
diversified portfolio
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234 books
first published 1949
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.
stock buybacks
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113 books
first published 1949 added 29 Dec 2021
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.
Yogi Berra
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152 books
first published 1949 added 17 Jan 2017
first published 1949 added 17 Jan 2017
an American baseball catcher, coach, and manager known for his humorous and paradoxical quotes
accounting loophole / creative accounting
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126 books
first published 1949
first published 1949
manipulation of financial records for favourable company presentation
Isaac Newton
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705 books
first published 1949 added 28 Jan 2017
first published 1949 added 28 Jan 2017
English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)
person
Alan Greenspan
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551 books
first published 1949 added 11 Feb 2022
first published 1949 added 11 Feb 2022
American economist, former Federal Reserve Chairman
person
finance
AOL-Time Warner
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124 books
first published 1949 added 23 Oct 2022
first published 1949 added 23 Oct 2022
former American multinational media conglomerate
dogs of the Dow
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13 books
first published 1949 added 10 Mar 2018
first published 1949 added 10 Mar 2018
stock investment strategy based on Dow Jones Industrial index
intangible asset
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183 books
first published 1949 added 9 Aug 2017
first published 1949 added 9 Aug 2017
asset that lacks physical substance and usually is very hard to evaluate
