Limit Pricing
A strategy wherein an incumbent firm sets a price low enough to deter new firms from entering the market.
Linear Regression
A detailed exploration of linear regression, its methodologies, and its application in econometrics.
Labour Hoarding
Retention of excess workers by a business during a downturn in expectation of future output recovery.
Lorenz Curve
A graphical representation of inequality in income distribution within a country or region.
Labour Economics - Definition and Meaning
The area of economics concerned with the supply and demand for labour, examining various factors influencing participation rates, wage bargaining, organized labour, and other workforce dynamics.
Land
An in-depth look at the role and significance of land as a factor of production in economics
Least-Squares Growth Rate
An estimate of the growth rate of a variable obtained from the ordinary least squares regression of the natural logarithm of the variable on a constant and on a linear time trend.
Linear Approximation
Approximation of an arbitrary function by a linear function, often used to simplify complex economic models.
Loss Leader
Loss leader refers to a pricing strategy where a product is sold at a low price, often below cost, to attract customers who will then purchase additional, higher-margin products.
Logistic Distribution
A detailed overview of the logistic distribution in economics and statistics.
Law of One Price
An economic theory stating that the price of a given asset or good will have the same price when exchange rates are accounted for.