Category: Economics Dictionary

After-tax profit margin is a financial metric used to measure the percentage of revenue after all expenses, including taxes, have been deducted. This is used to get an insight into…

In the context of economics, the after-hours market refers to the trading that takes place outside the official trading hours of the major stock exchanges, such as the New York…

Affluence in general terms refers to the abundance of wealth and material goods. It signifies that there is a level of economic prosperity and a comfortable standard of living is…

An affiliated company is a firm that is connected to another firm through common ownership or control. This connection can be through various means such as one company owning a…

Advertising elasticity of demand (AED) measures the responsiveness of a product’s demand to changes in advertising expenditure. It is calculated as the percentage change in the quantity demanded of a…

Adverse selection is a concept in economics and insurance that describes a situation where there is a presence of information asymmetry between buyers and sellers which leads to the market…

An adverse opinion is a term which is generally used in auditing to describe any situation where the auditor has concluded that the financial statements of the company are misstated…

The Advance-Decline Line (AD Line) is a technical analysis tool used to measure the breadth of the stock market’s movement by comparing the number of stocks that have advanced in…

Administrative pricing rules refer to the guidelines and regulations set by governments or regulatory authorities to control or influence the prices of goods and services in the economy. These rules…

Adaptive expectations is a theory in economics that suggests individuals form their expectations of the future based on past experiences and events, adjusting them gradually as new information becomes available.…