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Domestic content protectionUse of trade policies such as domestic content requirements to increase the portion of a product's value that is provided by domestic factors of production, either in direct production or through produced inputs.Similar MatchesMortgage protectionMortgage protectionTerm assurance to cover the repayment of a mortgage in the event of the death of the mortgagor during the period of the loan.In the case of a repayment mortgage the capital sum outstanding is gradually reduced over the term of the loan (albeit slowly during the initial years when the majority of the repayments are paying the interest) so that decreasing term assurance would be incorporated in the policy. For an endowment mortgage where the sum assured and the death benefit are at least equal to the amount of the loan throughout the term of the loan, level term assurance would be apt. Downside ProtectionDownside ProtectionGenerally used in connection with covered call writing, this is the cushion against loss, in case of a price decline by the underlying security, that is afforded by the written call option. Alternatively, it may be expressed in terms of the distance the stock could fall before the total position becomes a loss (an amount equal to the option premium), or it can be expressed as percentage of the current stock price. Court of protectionCourt of protectionAn office of the Supreme Court whose function is to manage and administer the property and affairs of people who, through mental disorder, are incapable of managing their own financial affairs. ProtectionismProtectionismAdvocacy of protection. The word has a negative connotation, and few advocates of protection in particular situations will acknowledge being protectionists. Self-sufficiency argument for protectionSelf-sufficiency argument for protectionThe view that a country is better off providing for its own needs than depending on imports. It may be based on fear that war or foreign governments will interrupt imports. This is a second-best argument, since many policies could provide for that contingency without sacrificing all the gains from trade. Further SuggestionsNominal rate of protectionExternalities argument for protection Noneconomic objectives argument for protection Content protection Actual protection rate Infant industry protection Contingent protection Intellectual property protection protection applied Employment argument for protection Retirement Protection Act of 1994 Import protection Domestic distortions argument for protection home responsibilities protection Labor standards argument for protection Patriotism argument for protection Exchange rate protection Cultural argument for protection Labor standards argument for protection Building Societies Investor Protection Scheme National defense argument for protection Balance of payments argument for protection Fairness argument for protection Foreign investment argument for protection Consumer Credit Protection Act of 1968 |
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