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Understanding Disguised Unemployment: Key Concepts and Types

By Itho October 11, 2010

[ad_1] What Is Disguised Unemployment? Disguised unemployment occurs when labor force members are engaged in jobs but produce minimal or zero productivity, meaning their output does not influence the economy’s…

Cash-and-Carry Arbitrage: Strategy and Example

By Itho June 27, 2010

[ad_1] What is Cash-and-Carry-Arbitrage Cash-and-carry-arbitrage is a market-neutral strategy combining the purchase of a long position in an asset such as a stock or commodity, and the sale (short) of a…

Understanding Treasury Bill Auctions: Participation and Process Explained

By Itho August 14, 2009

[ad_1] What Is a Bill Auction? A bill auction—specifically, a Treasury bill auction—is a public event by the U.S. Treasury for selling Treasury bills (T-bills), which have maturities from one…

Bondholder: Definition, Risks and Rewards, Taxes

By Itho April 8, 2009

[ad_1] What Is a Bondholder? A bondholder is an entity that invests in or owns bonds. Bondholders hold debt securities that are typically issued by corporations and governments. They…

Expected Utility: Understanding, Calculating, and Examples

By Itho June 6, 2007

[ad_1] What Is Expected Utility? "Expected utility" is an economic term summarizing the utility that an entity or aggregate economy is expected to reach under any number of circumstances. The…

Definition and What It Measures

By Itho May 29, 2007

[ad_1] What Is the Employment-to-Population Ratio? The employment-to-population ratio, also known as the “employment-population ratio,” is a macroeconomic statistic that measures the civilian labor force currently employed against the total…