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Pertaining to the system or range of economic activity in a country, region, or community.

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M2

Economy; International economics

A measure of the stock of money in an economy that includes, in addition to all that is in M1, savings deposits and other relatively liquid assets such as small certificates of ...

made-to-measure tariff

Economy; International economics

A tariff set so as to raise the price of an imported good to the level of the domestic price, so as to leave domestic producers unaffected. Also called a scientific tariff.

majority-owned foreign affiliate

Economy; International economics

A company in another country more than 50% of which is owned by a domestic person or company; thus one form of foreign direct investment.

mandated countertrade

Economy; International economics

A requirement by government that importing firms engage in countertrade, as a means of increasing exports.

manufactured good

Economy; International economics

A good that is produced by manufacturing.

Maquiladora

Economy; International economics

A program for the temporary importation of goods into Mexico without duty, under the condition that they contribute -- through further processing, transformation, or repair -- to ...

margin

Economy; International economics

1. The edge. In economics it usually refers to the last (in terms of quantity, not of time) unit consumed or produced by a consumer or firm. 2. A gap between one number and ...