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Border tax adjustmentRebate of indirect taxes (taxes on other than direct income, such as a sales tax or VAT) on exported goods and levying of them on imported goods. May distort trade when tax rates differ or when adjustment does not match the tax paid.Similar MatchesCumulative Translation Adjustment (CTA) accountCumulative Translation Adjustment (CTA) accountAn entry in a translated balance sheet in which gains and/or losses from translation have been accumulated over a period of years. The C.T.A. account is required under the FASB No. 52 rule. International adjustment processInternational adjustment process1. Any mechanism for change in international markets. 2. The mechanism by which payments imbalances diminish under pegged exchange rates and nonsterilization. Similar to the specie flow mechanism, exchange-market intervention causes money supplies of surplus countries to expand and vice versa, leading to price and interest rate changes that correct the current and capital account imbalances. Structural adjustment programStructural adjustment programThe list of budgetary and policy changes required by the IMF and World Bank in order for a developing country to qualify for a loan. This "conditionality" typically includes reducing barriers to trade and capital flows, tax increases, and cuts in government spending. Adjustment dateAdjustment dateThis is the date on which the interest rate changes for a variable rate mortgage. Walrasian adjustmentWalrasian adjustmentA market adjustment mechanism in which price rises when there is excess demand and falls when there is excess supply. Strictly speaking, these excess supplies and demands are those that would obtain without any history of disequilibrium, as with a Walrasian auctioneer. Further Suggestionshigher rate adjustmentAdjustment mechanism Adjustment assistance Adjustment bond Marshallian adjustment Trade adjustment assistance Structural adjustment Balance of payments adjustment mechanism |
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