Deadweight loss — created by a binding price ceiling. Producer surplus is necessarily decreased, while consumer surplus may or may not increase; however the decrease in producer surplus must be greater than the increase (if any) in consumer surplus. In economics,… … Wikipedia
Yield curve — This article is about yield curves as used in finance. For the term s use in physics, see Yield curve (physics). Not to be confused with Yield curve spread – see Z spread. The US dollar yield curve as of February 9, 2005. The curve has a typical… … Wikipedia
Demand curve — An example of a demand curve shifting In economics, the demand curve is the graph depicting the relationship between the price of a certain commodity, and the amount of it that consumers are willing and able to purchase at that given price. It is … Wikipedia
Laffer curve — In economics, the Laffer curve is used to illustrate the idea that increases in the rate of taxation may sometimes decrease tax revenue. Since a 100 percent income tax will generate no revenue (as citizens will have no incentive to work), the… … Wikipedia
Kuznets curve — is the graphical representation of Simon Kuznets s theory ( Kuznets hypothesis ) that economic inequality increases over time while a country is developing, then after a critical average income is attained, begins to decrease. One theory as to… … Wikipedia
Indifference curve — In microeconomic theory, an indifference curve is a graph showing different bundles of goods, each measured as to quantity, between which a consumer is indifferent. That is, at each point on the curve, the consumer has no preference for one… … Wikipedia
Altoona Curve — MiLB infobox name = Altoona Curve founded = 1998 city = Altoona, Pennsylvania misc = uniform class level = Double A (1999 Present) past class level= current league = Eastern League (1999 Present) conference = Southern division = past league =… … Wikipedia
Minimum audibility curve — is a standardised graph of the threshold of hearing versus frequency for an average human, and is used as the reference level when measuring hearing loss with an audiometer as shown on an audiogram. Audiograms are produced using a piece of test… … Wikipedia
Normal curve equivalent — In educational statistics, a normal curve equivalent (NCE), developed for the United States Department of Education by the RMC Research Corporation,[1][2] is a way of standardizing scores received on a test. It is defined as (approximately) 50 +… … Wikipedia
Forgetting curve — A typical representation of the forgetting curve. The forgetting curve hypothesizes the decline of memory retention in time. A related concept is the strength of memory that refers to the durability that memory traces in the brain. The stronger… … Wikipedia