LEONID HURWICZ
Economics professor at the University of Minnesota and recipient of 2007 Nobel Prize in Economics, together with Eric Maskin and Roger Myerson, for research on mechanism design. Known as the pioneer of mechanism design, his theory states the competition is not really perfect because some people cheat; and regarding individuals’ self-interest into account, when planning business transactions, can improve outcomes. Aside from this notable contribution, he formulated a general mathematical framework for analyzing institutions that implements collated decision making.
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Specific-Shares Method
Specific-shares method is a personal financial accounting whose purpose is to cut down realized capital gains for multiple stock or mutual fund pur ...
Voting Trust Certificate
Voting Trust Certificate is a document issued by the limited-life trust of a corporation, which is created to limit the control of a corporation to ...
Sample Selection Bias
Sample Selection Bias is a type of bias resulting from the selection of non-random data meant for statistical analysis.
Combined Loan to Value Ratio - CLTV Ratio
Ratio determining the default risk of a potential homebuyer if he would purchase a home using multiple mortgages. In general, creditors are willing ...
Contagion
Possibility a significant economic changes in a country will spread to other nations. It pertains to the spread of either an economic boom or econo ...
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Buying a Home: Choosing the Best Location
The first consideration when buying a new house is choosing the place where you want to live, regardless if this will serve as an investment or upg ...
An Introduction to Insurance
Most people in the world own insurance. Insurance take a lot of forms such as medical insurance, automobile insurance, and the most common of them ...
Retirement Planning: The Significance of Retirement
Previously, we went through the overview of retirement. In this article, we will now explore its significance, before discussing how to map out a s ...
An Introduction to Student Loans
A college education is one of the most essential investment in a person’s life. Unfortunately, in this time and age, it has also become one o ...
Retirement Planning: Allocating Money for Retirement
In the previous tutorial, we outlined the significance of retirement. Now, let’s talk about the how in retirement planning.
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