Demand Management
The use of monetary and fiscal policy to influence the level of aggregate real effective demand in the economy.
Demand-Deficiency Unemployment
A form of unemployment resulting from inadequate aggregate demand, leading to insufficient job creation in the economy.
Demarcation
The reservation of particular tasks to workers with specialized skills and the associated conflict over job roles.
Demographic Transition
The process in which the relationship between income per capita and population growth reverses from positive to negative due to economic development.
Demonetization
The withdrawal from a currency or precious metal of its acceptance as a form of money. Gold was demonetized as an international currency in 1971 by the Group of Seven governments.
Demutualization
The conversion of member-owned institutions into shareholder-owned companies.
Dependency Culture
A situation where welfare provision leads many people to depend permanently on state handouts and to drop out of the labour market.
Dependency Ratio - Definition and Meaning
An exploration of the dependency ratio, its significance, and its implications in various economic frameworks.