V
value of the marginal product 边际产量价值
The marginal product of an input times the price of the output
Variable costs 可变成本
Cost that do vary with the quantity of output produced
Velocity of money 货币流通速度
The rate at which money changes hands
Vertical equity 纵向公平
The idea that taxpayers with a greater ability to pay taxes should pay larger amounts
variable inputs 可变投入
inputs that rise or fall with the quantity of output
velocity 流通速度
the speed with which money circulates in the economy, defined as the ratio of income to the money supply
vertical merger 纵向兼并
a merger between two firms, one of which is a supplier or distributor for the other
voluntary unemployment 自愿失业
a situation in which workers voluntarily drop out of the labor force when the wage level falls
voting paradox 投票悖论
the fact that under some circumstances there may be no determinate outcome with majority voting: choice A wins a majority over B, B wins over C, and C wins over A
W
Welfare economics 福利经济学
The study of how the allocation of resources affects economic well-being
Willingness to pay 支付意愿
The maximum amount that a buyer will pay for a good
World price 世界价格
The price of a good that prevails in the world market for that good
wage discrimination 工资歧视
paying lower wages to women or minorities
wage-productivity curve 工资—生产率曲线
the curve that depicts the relationship between wages and productivity
wholesale price index 批发价格指数
a price index that measures the average level of wholesale prices
work sharing 工作分摊
reducing all employees hours by equal amounts rather than firing some workers
World Trade Organization (WTO) 世界贸易组织
the organization established in 1995, as a result of the Uruguay round of trade negotiations, replacing GATT, designed to remove trade barriers and settle trade disputes
Z
zero elasticity 零弹性
a demand (or supply) curve has zero elasticity if the quantity demanded (or supplied) does not change at all if price changes; the demand (supply) curve is vertical