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Dollarization
The use by a country of a foreign currency (often the dollar) in parallel with, or as an alternative to, the domestic currency.
Domestic Credit Expansion
The increase in the money supply within an economy, not due to a balance-of-payments surplus but owing to lending by the banking system to the state or private sector.
Domestic Rates
A UK system of local taxation on householders that operated until 1990.
Dominant Strategy
A strategy in game theory that results in the highest payoff for a player, regardless of the strategy adopted by others.
Domino Effect
The tendency of one country's accession to an organization, or adoption of a policy, to induce other countries to follow suit.
Dotcom Company
A company devoted to providing internet access and various activities, including sales over the internet.
Double Counting
An error in economic measurements that occurs when gross amounts are summed instead of net amounts, leading to inflated totals.
Double Entry Bookkeeping
The system of keeping accounts in which every payment appears twice in different accounts to ensure accuracy and consistency, once as a credit and once as a debit.
Double Taxation
The collection of taxes on the same flow by two tax instruments, often referring to international taxation issues.
Double Taxation Agreement
An agreement between two countries to avoid double taxation of the same income.
Double-Dip Recession
Understanding the concept of a double-dip recession, its historical occurrence, and economic implications.
Double-Dividend Hypothesis
Exploring the double-dividend hypothesis, which argues that environmental taxes can simultaneously reduce negative externalities and provide fiscal benefits.