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Free listA list of goods that a country has designated as able to be imported without being subject to tariff or import licensing.Similar MatchesFree cash flowFree cash flowThe amount of money that a business has at its disposal at any given time after paying out operating costs, interest payments on bank loans and bonds, salaries, research and development and other fixed costs. Riskless or risk free assetRiskless or risk free assetAn asset whose future return is known today with certainty. The risk-free asset is commonly defined as short-term obligations of the US government. Free-RiderFree-RiderThe free-rider effect refers to the notion that non-contributors to a project can benefit from other people's work on the project. This effect is posed as a criticism of open source. The question is, does the free-rider effect negatively impact an open source project. Since free-riders do not actually diminish any resources as they use the product (open source software) and assuming they are not adding any additional burdon to the project (asking questions etc.) then the answer is no. For those who want to use the product, but need after sales service and customer support, a paid alternative may be available. (Red Hat for Linux is an example.) The essay, Tragedy of the Commons, highlights the consequences of the free-rider issue when resources are finite. The argument is, the more people use the resource, the more the resource is depleated. Thus in this environment, we cannot afford free-riders, those not contributing to development of the resource. With an open source project, the opposite effect is true, as more developers work with the code, the better the product, and those not developing code (free-riders) have no negative impact on the code's development. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)A regional trade pact among the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Arbitrage free option pricing modelsArbitrage free option pricing modelsYield curve option-pricing models. Further SuggestionsWestern Hemisphere Free Trade AreaFree rider free assets free asset ratio Refreezing Free stock Free port Free trade area tax free pay Free trade association Flying freehold Salary freeze Free Software Unfreezing Free float free standing additional voluntary contributions Economic freedom Risk Free Interest Rate Free reserves Freeze out Freeholder Risk free rate Freely floating exchange rate system Free exit Canada-US Free Trade Agreement |
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