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  2. Loanable funds - Wikipedia

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    Loanable funds. In economics, the loanable funds doctrine is a theory of the market interest rate. According to this approach, the interest rate is determined by the demand for and supply of loanable funds. The term loanable funds includes all forms of credit, such as loans, bonds, or savings deposits.

  3. Knut Wicksell - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Johan Gustaf Knut Wicksell (December 20, 1851 – May 3, 1926) was a Swedish economist of the Stockholm school. He was professor at Uppsala University and Lund University. [1] He made contributions to theories of population, value, capital and money, as well as methodological contributions to econometrics. [1][2][3] His economic ...

  4. Credit rationing - Wikipedia

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    Credit rationing by definition is limiting the lenders of the supply of additional credit to borrowers who demand funds at a set quoted rate by the financial institution. [1] It is an example of market failure, as the price mechanism fails to bring about equilibrium in the market. It should not be confused with cases where credit is simply "too ...

  5. Economics terminology that differs from common usage

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    The economics term cost, also known as economic cost or opportunity cost, refers to the potential gain that is lost by foregoing one opportunity in order to take advantage of another. The lost potential gain is the cost of the opportunity that is accepted. Sometimes this cost is explicit: for example, if a firm pays $100 for a machine, its cost ...

  6. Resource allocation - Wikipedia

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    In economics, resource allocation is the assignment of available resources to various uses. In the context of an entire economy, resources can be allocated by various means, such as markets, or planning. In project management, resource allocation or resource management is the scheduling of activities and the resources required by those ...

  7. Lionel Robbins - Wikipedia

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    The Economic Problem in Peace and War, 1947. The Theory of Economic Policy in English Classical Political Economy, 1952. Robert Torrens and the Evolution of Classical Economics, 1958. Politics and Economics, 1963. The University in the Modern World, 1966. The Theory of Economic Development in the History of Economic Thought, 1968.

  8. Art Fund - Wikipedia

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    Art Fund (formerly the National Art Collections Fund) is an independent membership-based British charity, which raises funds to aid the acquisition of artworks for the nation. It gives grants and acts as a channel for many gifts and bequests, as well as lobbying on behalf of museums and galleries and their users.

  9. Capital formation - Wikipedia

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    Capital formation. Capital formation is a concept used in macroeconomics, national accounts and financial economics. Occasionally it is also used in corporate accounts. It can be defined in three ways: It is a specific statistical concept, also known as net investment, used in national accounts statistics, econometrics and macroeconomics.