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consumption
Economy; Economics
What consumers do. Within an economy, this can be broken down into private and public consumption (see public spending). The more resources a society consumes, the less it has to save or invest, ...
consumer surplus
Economy; Economics
The difference between what a consumer would be willing to pay for a good or service and what that consumer actually has to pay. Added to producer surplus, it provides a measure of the total economic ...
consumer prices
Economy; Economics
What people are usually thinking of when they worry about inflation. The prices paid by whoever finally consumes goods or services, as opposed to prices paid by firms at various stages of the ...
consumer confidence
Economy; Economics
How good consumers feel about their economic prospects. Measures of average consumer confidence can be a useful, though not infallible, indicators of how much consumers are likely to spend. Combined ...
conditionality
Economy; Economics
When there are strings attached, for example, to international aid or loans from the IMF or World Bank. The delivery of the money may be made subject to the government of the country implementing ...
concentration
Economy; Economics
The tendency of a market to be dominated by a few big firms. A high degree of concentration may be evidence of antitrust problems, if it reflects a lack of competition. Traditionally, economists ...
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