Economic terms

The most important economic terms

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assets balance budget business cycle cluster company consumer currency customer demand development economic economical economy economics economies entrepreneur global goods gross national product growth industry information infrastructure innovation interest rate investment labor location management market money monopoly output policy price product productivity profit property prosperity research rigidity savings service skills social security supply tax technology trade wage

assets Aktiva	physical assets intangibles such as skills and technology
balance Bilanz	balance of payments (Zahlungsbilanz) balance of trade (Handelsbilanz) current account of the balance of payments (Leistungsbilanz) current account balance (Leistungsbilanzsaldo) balance sheet
budget Budget	budget target budget constraints budgetary discipline to run budgetary deficits to run balanced budgets to run surplus budgets government debt fiscal policy anticyclical fiscal policy public expenditure
business cycle Konjunktur	economic cycle (Synonym) recession downturn, upturn slowdown stagnation recovery boom trough (Konjunkturtal) turnaround business climate a slump in business confidence expectations economic stability/instability
cluster Cluster	clusters are a driving force for increasing exports
company Gesellschaft (= Firma)	corporation corporate governance rules holding managers accountable for performance business new business formation firm domestic and foreign firms (companies) the presence of sophisticated foreign firms company headquarters subsidiaries established companies (firms) spinoffs from existing companies
competition Wettbewerb	the intensity of competition clusters clearly represent a combination of competition and cooperation competitive advantage competitiveness to foster competitiveness rivalry rivalry must evolve beyond cost to include differentiation
consumer Konsument	consumer confidence consumer spending consumption
cost Kosten	cost minimization lower transportation and communication costs to move factor cost-sensitive activities to low-cost locations
currency Währung	hard currency weak currency single currency central bank (e.g. European Central Bank)
customer Kunde	sophisticated customers customer relationship management to perceive new customer (buyer) needs
demand Nachfrage	aggregate demand local demand conditions sluggish domestic demand buying power, purchasing power (Kaufkraft)
development Entwicklung	research and development (R&D) economic development the developing world
economic wirtschaftlich	economic data economic cycle economic prospects economic performance economic policy
economical wirtschaftlich; sparsam	economically advanced nations
economy Wirtschaft	global economy national economy regional economy metropolitan economy local economy advanced economies knowledge-based economy the needs of a competitive economy
economics Wirtschaftswissenschaft	microeconomics macroeconomics
economies wirtschaftliche Effekte	economies of agglomeration external economies or spillover across firms and institutions
entrepreneur Unternehmer	entrepreneurial climate
global global	global economy global sourcing to develop increasingly global strategies globalization
goods materielle Güter	export of goods import of goods manufactured goods durable goods
gross national product (GNP) Bruttosozialprodukt	the goal of increasing the GNP net national product (= the sum of factor incomes)
growth Wachstum	to remove obstacles to growth a rebound in growth sluggish economic growth long-term sustainability of growth
industry Branche Wirtschaftsbereich	service industries end-product industries machinery industries materials industries traditional industries high-tech industries resource-based industries knowledge-based industries sectors, such as manufacturing or services
information Information	many of the competitive advantages depend on the free flow of information economic data
infrasructure Infrastruktur	the general business environment is central to competitiveness
innovation Innovation	competition must shift from imitation to innovation
interest rate Zinsen	extremely low interest rate
investment Investition(en)	high (low) investment private investment, public investment rising investment intensity in-bound foreign direct investment (FDI) to attract foreign investment
labor Arbeit	workforce staff personnel specialized personnel can often be recruited locally pools of talent to attract skilled people through offering greater opportunities employment (Beschäftigung) unemployment (Arbeitslosigkeit) unemployment rate
location Standort	location matters
management Management	the importance of electronic commerce creates new management agendas
market Markt	labor market labor market policies financial markets equity and corporate bond markets proximity to markets globalization of markets
money Geld	notes and coins monetary policy monetary union
monopoly Monopol	oligopoly antitrust policy
network Netzwerk	to facilitate the formation of networks corporate networks relationship building
output Ausstoß, Produktion	potential output output gap
policy (Wirtschafts-)Politik	policy makers government policy microeconomic policy macroeconomic policy
price Preis	consumer price index rising oil prices inflation deflation
product Produkt	end-product complementary products and services production
productivity Produktivität	to improve productivity productivity growth productive unproductive efficiency upgrading the efficiency of manufacturing
profit Gewinn	the profits that can be earned
property Eigentum	the enforcement of intellectual property rules licencing rules
prosperity Wohlstand	to enhance prosperity the prosperity of a location
research Forschung	research and development (R&D)
rigidity Starrheit	rigidities prevent the adoption of improvements
savings Ersparnisse	consumers increase their savings corporate savings
service Dienstleistung	service providers service industries services (als Position in der Zahlungsbilanz)
skills Fertigkeiten	skilled labor specialized skills information technology skills knowledge know-how
social security Soziale Sicherheit	spending on social security
supply Angebot	aggregate supply supply sources supplier facilities
tax Steuer	the structure of the tax system tax cuts tax reductions capital gains tax
technology Technologie	evolving technology to perceive new technological possibilities high-tech (low-tech) company high-tech (low-tech) industries
trade Handel, Gewerbe	openness to trade and foreign investment exports imports trade associations wholesale trade retail trade trade unions (Gewerkschaften)
wage Lohn	the wages that can be sustained

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