International economics

International economics

International trade theories, policies, finances and their effects on economic activities.

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Internal balance

Economy; International economics

A target level for domestic aggregate economic activity, such as a level of GDP that minimises unemployment without being inflationary. See the assignment problem. Contrasts with external balance.

A table of all inputs and outputs of an economy's industries, including intermediate transactions, primary inputs, and sales to final users. As developed by Wassily Leontief, the table can be used to ...

Insignificant

Economy; International economics

1. Too small to matter, usually meaning that the size of a variable or effect is small enough that it will not be noticed in comparison to whatever else is going on. 2. Not statistically significant.

Institute for international and development econom

Economy; International economics

A web-based network of research economists in Europe and North America focusing on the global economy, trade and financial integration, and international development.

Instrument

Economy; International economics

1. An economic variable that is controlled by policy makers and can be used to influence other variables, called targets. Examples are monetary and fiscal policies used to achieve external and ...

Insurance

Economy; International economics

A financial arrangement to reduce risk. The purchaser of insurance pays a fixed amount, in return for which the seller agrees to pay some larger amount if an unlikely adverse event occurs.

Integrated world economy (ITE)

Economy; International economics

A hypothetical, theoretical benchmark in which both goods and factors move costlessly between countries. The IWE is associated with a rectangular diagram depicting allocation of factors to countries, ...