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YIELD CURVE: A curve plotting the yields (or returns) on securities with different maturity lengths. The standard yield is for U.S. Treasury securities with lengths ranging from 90 days to 30 years. The five maturity lengths are usually 90 day, 180 day, 2 year, 5 year, 10 year, and 30 year. The shape and slope fo the yield curve indicates the state of the economy and what's likely to come. A normal yield curve has a slight positive slope, with slightly higher yields for longer maturity securities. A steep yield curve suggests the end of a contraction and beginning of an expansion. An inverted, or negatively sloped yield curve is the sign of an upcoming contraction.
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Lesson 2: Economic Science | Unit 4: Science and Practice
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What theory inspired this hypothesis?- The suspicion might be informal, but that doesn't mean it lacks the basics of a theory:
- World View:
- Instructors are 'nice' people, who know and like students in the front of the class better-- and thus award them higher grades.
- General Laws of Nature:
- Less information reaches students seated in the back because of physical laws governing the diffusion of light and sound.
- More motivated students, who study more and earn higher grades, are inclined to sit near the front of the class.
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INTERCEPT, SAVING LINE The intercept of the saving line indicates autonomous saving, saving that does not depend on the level of income or production. This can be thought of as the baseline level of saving that would be undertaken if income falls to zero. Autonomous saving is affected by the consumption expenditures determinants, which cause a change in the intercept and a shift of the saving line. The value of the intercept of the saving line is the negative of the value of the intercept of the consumption line.
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ORANGE REBELOON [What's This?]
Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time looking for a downtown retail store wanting to buy either a flower arrangement for that special day for your mother or a New York Yankees baseball cap. Be on the lookout for attractive cable television service repair people. Your Complete Scope
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The first U.S. fire insurance company was established by Benjamin Franklin in 1752 in Philadelphia.
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"Progress always involves risk. You can't steal second base and keep your foot on first. " -- Frederick B. Wilcox
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