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Pertaining to the system or range of economic activity in a country, region, or community.
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David Ricardo
Economy; Economics
The third of 17 children of a wealthy banker, David Ricardo (1772–1823) was disinherited at the age of 21 after he married a Quaker against the wishes of his parents. He became a ...
currency peg
Economy; Economics
When a government announces that the exchange rate of its currency is fixed against another currency or currencies. (See also currency board. )
currency board
Economy; Economics
A means by which some countries try to defend their currency from speculative attack. A country that introduces a currency board commits itself to converting its domestic currency ...
crowding out
Economy; Economics
When the state does something it may discourage, or crowd out, private-sector attempts to do the same thing. At times, excessive government borrowing has been blamed for low ...
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