Giffen Good
A Giffen good is an unusual type of consumption good for which demand rises when its price increases, producing an upward‑sloping demand curve. That…
Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS)?
Key takeaways – GICS is a hierarchical system that classifies publicly listed companies into economic sectors and finer industry groups so investors and index…
Canadian Guaranteed Investment Certificate Gic
A guaranteed investment certificate (GIC) is a deposit-based investment product sold by Canadian banks, credit unions, and trust companies that pays a fixed or…
Gi Bill
Key takeaways – The “GI Bill” refers broadly to VA education benefits that pay for college, vocational training, apprenticeships, licensing/certification, and related education costs…
Gharar
• Gharar is an Islamic-legal concept referring to excessive uncertainty, deception, or risk in a transaction—often described as “the sale of what is not…
Global Financial Stability Report Gfsr
The Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) is the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) semiannual flagship analysis of global financial markets and systemic vulnerabilities. Published in…
for returns list R: gm_return = math.exp(sum(math.log(1+r) for r in R)/len(R)) – 1
• The geometric mean (GM) is the nth root of the product of n positive numbers; for returns it is typically expressed as the…
Geolocation
Geolocation is the process of determining the physical location of a device or user by using signals and identifiers such as GPS satellites, cellular…
Geographical Pricing
Key takeaways – Geographical pricing adjusts an item’s sale price according to the buyer’s location to reflect differences in costs, demand, competition and taxes.…
Geographical Labor Mobility
Geographical labor mobility measures how easily workers can move within a country or region to take jobs that match their skills. High mobility means…