Base Money
An overview of the term 'base money,' also known as the monetary base, and its significance in economics.
Base Period - Definition and Meaning
The period whose data are identified with an index of 100 (or sometimes 1) for the construction of an index number.
Base Rate
An overview of the base rate, its definition, and its implications in economics and banking.
Basel Agreement
International risk-based capital adequacy standards established for banks in 1988 by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
Basel II: Definition and Meaning
An entry explaining Basel II, the second Basel Agreement, aimed at creating an international standard on capital adequacy.
Baseline: Definition and Meaning
An economic projection illustrating how the economy would develop if existing trends and policies continue unchanged.
basis point
Measurement unit for changes or differences in interest rates, equal to 1 per cent of 1 percentage point.
Batch Production
A method of production where output emerges in discrete quantities, ensuring uniform pattern and quality for specific quantities, but variable characteristics across different orders.
Battle of the Sexes
A game theory concept illustrating gains from coordination and the difficulties in achieving it
Bayes Theorem
A foundational relationship in probability theory that connects conditional probabilities with marginal probabilities.
Bayesian Econometrics
An approach to estimation and inference in econometrics using probability distributions to express uncertainty about parameters.
Bayesian Inference
An approach to hypothesis testing that assesses which of two hypotheses, the null (H0) or the alternative (H1), is more likely to be correct, considering prior knowledge.