Definition and Meaning of Cost, Insurance, and Freight (c.i.f.)
The value of the inputs needed to produce any good or service, measured in specific units, commonly money.
An international organization of the planned economies of the USSR and its allies.
State-financed housing for rent provided through local authorities in the UK.
A tax levied by UK local authorities on property holders, dependent on property valuation.
The risk associated with the possibility that a counter-party in a financial transaction may default on their obligations.
A form of international trade in which exchanges are conducted via goods and services rather than money.
A tariff imposed to offset the effects of foreign subsidies, aimed at leveling the playing field for domestic producers.
Use of an organization by a group of individuals to protect against monopolistic exploitation by others.
A form of oligopolistic competition where firms simultaneously decide their quantity of output, influencing the market price.
An exploration of the concept of covariance in economic data.
An exploration of the concept of covariance in economic data.
