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Vertical Merger
A merger between two firms where one is a major supplier of the other.
Visible Balance
An explanation of the term 'Visible Balance' in economics, detailing its meaning, historical context, and its role within various economic frameworks.
Volatility
An overview of volatility, its meaning in finance, and how it is measured.
Volume Index
An index of the real level of production or consumption in a certain economy or part of it.
Voluntary Exchange
Detailed exploration of the concept of voluntary exchange within the field of economics.
Voluntary Export Restraint
An examination of voluntary export restraints (VERs), their purposes, mechanisms, and historical application in international trade.
Voluntary Unemployment
A comprehensive analysis of voluntary unemployment, its causes, and implications in economic theory.
Voucher
A certificate usable in place of money for specific purposes, such as education or housing.
Wage Differential
A detailed exploration of wage differential within the context of economics, covering its meaning, types, and analytical frameworks.
Wage Drift
Tendency for the average level of wages actually paid to rise faster than wage rates
Wage Freeze
An economic measure imposing a ban on changes in wages, mostly to control inflation as part of a prices and incomes policy.