Employer's Liability
The legal liability of employers to compensate their employees for accidents and illnesses due to their work.
Employment
Service performed for pay or wages under a contract of hire
Endogeneity Problem
Simultaneous causality between the dependent variable and an endogenous variable, rendering ordinary least squares estimation biased and inconsistent
Endogenous Business Cycle
A model of business cycles where fluctuations arise from internal factors, specifically random shocks to economic agents' beliefs.
Endogenous Growth
Economic growth where the growth rate is determined by the choices of economic agents.
Endogenous Variable
A variable whose value is determined by the equilibrium of a system, contrasted with an exogenous variable which is externally imposed.
Energy Tax
A tax on the consumption of energy from fossil fuels, aimed at conserving non-renewable energy resources and mitigating global warming.
Engel Curve
A detailed examination of the Engel Curve and its implications in economic theory
Engel Curve
A curve showing the relation between income level and consumption of some good, at a given price.
Enron Scandal
The financial and corporate misconduct leading to the bankruptcy of Enron in December 2001.