Sentences with phrase «term shape of the curve»

And if one doesn't assume the scaling is linear, then one has the order - of - magnitude harder problem of deriving the long - term shape of the curve from only a decade or two of data.

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Others have noted that if the Fed continues raising short - term rates while long - term rates remain stalled, it could turn the shape of the bond yield curve upside down, a typical signal of recession.

Voters are distributed in terms of their preferences across a bell - shaped normal curve which means that there are many votes to be won in the centre.

This is a term that is important for a range of exercises, and involves keeping the natural»S - shaped» curve in your spine.

Included in the PowerPoint: a) Scarcity, Choice and Opportunity Cost - The Fundamental Economic Problem - The Meaning of Scarcity and the inevitability of choices at all levels (individual, firms, govt)- The basic questions of what will be produced ow and for whom - The Meaning of the term «Ceteris Paribus» - The Margin and Decision Making at the Margin - Sort run, long run, very long run b) Positive and Normative Statements - the distinction between fact and value judgements c) Factors of Production - the rewards to the factors of production: land, labour, capital and enterprise - Specialization and division of labour d) Resource Allocation in Different Economic Systems and Issues of Transition - decision making in market, planned and mixed economies - the role of the factor enterprise in a modern economy e) Production Possibility Curves - shape and shifts of the curve - constant and increasing opportunity costs f) Money - functions and characteristics in a modern economy - barter, cash and bank deposits, cheques, near money, liquidity g) Classification of Goods and Services - free goods, private goods (economic goods) and public goods - merit goods and demerit goods as the outcome of imperfect information by consumers PowerPoint Also Includes: - Key Terms for each Chapter - Activities - Multiple Choice and Essay questions from past exam papers.

Included in the PowerPoint: Macroeconomic Objectives (AS Level) a) Aggregate Demand (AD) and Aggregate Supply (AS) analysis - the shape and determinants of AD and AS curves; AD = C+I+G + (X-M)- the distinction between a movement along and a shift in AD and AS - the interaction of AD and AS and the determination of the level of output, prices and employment b) Inflation - the definition of inflation; degrees of inflation and the measurement of inflation; deflation and disinflation - the distinction between money values and real data - the cause of inflation (cost - push and demand - pull inflation)- the consequences of inflation c) Balance of payments - the components of the balance of payments accounts (using the IMF / OECD definition): current account; capital and financial account; balancing item - meaning of balance of payments equilibrium and disequilibrium - causes of balance of payments disequilibrium in each component of the accounts - consequences of balance of payments disequilibrium on domestic and external economy d) Exchange rates - definitions and measurement of exchange rates - nominal, real, trade - weighted exchange rates - the determination of exchange rates - floating, fixed, managed float - the factors underlying changes in exchange rates - the effects of changing exchange rates on the domestic and external economy using AD, Marshall - Lerner and J curve analysis - depreciation / appreciation - devaluation / revaluation e) The Terms of Trade - the measurement of the terms of trade - causes of the changes in the terms of trade - the impact of changes in the terms of trade f) Principles of Absolute and comparative advantage - the distinction between absolute and comparative advantage - free trade area, customs union, monetary union, full economic union - trade creation and trade diversion - the benefits of free trade, including the trading possibility curve g) Protectionism - the meaning of protectionism in the context of international trade - different methods of protection and their impact, for example, tariffs, import duties and quotas, export subsidies, embargoes, voluntary export restraints (VERs) and excessive administrative burdens («red tape»)- the arguments in favor of protectionism This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talked aTerms of Trade - the measurement of the terms of trade - causes of the changes in the terms of trade - the impact of changes in the terms of trade f) Principles of Absolute and comparative advantage - the distinction between absolute and comparative advantage - free trade area, customs union, monetary union, full economic union - trade creation and trade diversion - the benefits of free trade, including the trading possibility curve g) Protectionism - the meaning of protectionism in the context of international trade - different methods of protection and their impact, for example, tariffs, import duties and quotas, export subsidies, embargoes, voluntary export restraints (VERs) and excessive administrative burdens («red tape»)- the arguments in favor of protectionism This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talked aterms of trade - causes of the changes in the terms of trade - the impact of changes in the terms of trade f) Principles of Absolute and comparative advantage - the distinction between absolute and comparative advantage - free trade area, customs union, monetary union, full economic union - trade creation and trade diversion - the benefits of free trade, including the trading possibility curve g) Protectionism - the meaning of protectionism in the context of international trade - different methods of protection and their impact, for example, tariffs, import duties and quotas, export subsidies, embargoes, voluntary export restraints (VERs) and excessive administrative burdens («red tape»)- the arguments in favor of protectionism This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talked aterms of trade - the impact of changes in the terms of trade f) Principles of Absolute and comparative advantage - the distinction between absolute and comparative advantage - free trade area, customs union, monetary union, full economic union - trade creation and trade diversion - the benefits of free trade, including the trading possibility curve g) Protectionism - the meaning of protectionism in the context of international trade - different methods of protection and their impact, for example, tariffs, import duties and quotas, export subsidies, embargoes, voluntary export restraints (VERs) and excessive administrative burdens («red tape»)- the arguments in favor of protectionism This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talked aterms of trade f) Principles of Absolute and comparative advantage - the distinction between absolute and comparative advantage - free trade area, customs union, monetary union, full economic union - trade creation and trade diversion - the benefits of free trade, including the trading possibility curve g) Protectionism - the meaning of protectionism in the context of international trade - different methods of protection and their impact, for example, tariffs, import duties and quotas, export subsidies, embargoes, voluntary export restraints (VERs) and excessive administrative burdens («red tape»)- the arguments in favor of protectionism This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talked about.

In terms of the device's overall dimensions and shape and feel in the hand, it's actually closer to the Curve 8900 than it is to the 9630.

So it's REQUIRED that we talk about top - performers, even though this misleads people who want to think in terms of bell - shaped curves.

But rather than go back to the same well one more time with a QE3, the Fed decided in September 2011 to implement Operation Twist, which is an effort to change the shape of the Treasury yield curve by purchasing longer term debt and selling short term paper.

Our research shows that it is not a single risk - free rate that drives asset pricing, but rather the entire term structure of interest rates (also referred to as the shape of the yield curve; we use these terms interchangeably).

Large depository institutions suchs as Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase and Citibank may benefit from rising rates when the shape of the Yield Curve becomes steep, i.e. when the difference between short term interest rates and long term interest rates is large.

The «usual shape» of the yield curve is positive; that is, with short term rates lower than long term.

In a balanced economic environment, longer - term investments demand a higher rate of return than shorter - term investments, thus the upward sloping shape of the yield curve.

The shape of the yield curve can further illustrate the liquidity premium demanded from investors for longer - term investments.

The yield curve describes the shapes of the term structures of interest rates and their respective times to maturity in years.

Of course you won't hear this from anyone at the Fed, but the shape of these curves is a very big part of the reason why short - term interest rates were cut last week and why they are likely to be cut again many times over the next year or sOf course you won't hear this from anyone at the Fed, but the shape of these curves is a very big part of the reason why short - term interest rates were cut last week and why they are likely to be cut again many times over the next year or sof these curves is a very big part of the reason why short - term interest rates were cut last week and why they are likely to be cut again many times over the next year or sof the reason why short - term interest rates were cut last week and why they are likely to be cut again many times over the next year or so.

Backwardation is a term to describe the term structure shape of the forward curve.

However, for recent years within the 10 - year span, the diverge quite substantially in absolute terms (although the shape of the «curves» look quite similar).

Summarizing, it still seems prudent to limit maturities to about 15 years, since absolute yields are still below levels that would make longer - term TIPS a compelling buy regardless of the shape of the yield curve.

According to PIMCO, the term new normal creates an environment where the consensus expectations has shifted from traditional bell - shaped curves to a much flatter distribution of outcomes with fatter tails.

In general, the baseline is irrelevant to the long - term trends in the temperatures since it just moves the zero line up and down, without changing the shape of the curve.

Current CO2 mitigation activities will have virtually no impact on the shape of the long term CO2 growth curve yet the cost to implement them often can take away the funding needed to build and maintain critical infrastructure.

However, since we are interested in studying the very long - term effects of increasing CO2 up to a factor of 10 or more, the shape of the curves shown in Fig. 1, which indicates a leveling off of the temperature increase, is the major point of emphasis, rather than the absolute value of temperature change for a doubling of CO2 in the atmosphere.

The long - term rate of economic growth follows an inverted V - shaped curve relative to the growth rate of the environmental tax, and it is maximized by the least aggressive tax policy of those that asymptotically eliminate the use of polluting inputs.

A closer look at the long - term record also shows these short term «blips» where SH increases with surface temperature, as can be seen from the shapes of the two curves, even though the long - term trend clearly shows a decreasing SH while temperature increases.

The «usual shape» of the yield curve is positive; that is, with short term rates lower than long term.