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GICSee: Guaranteed Investment ContractGIC Similar MatchesStrategic trade policyStrategic trade policyThe use of trade policies, including tariffs, subsidies, and even export subsidies, in a context of imperfect competition and/or increasing returns to scale to alter the outcome of international competition in a country's favor, usually by allowing its firms to capture a larger share of industry profits. The seminal contribution was Brander and Spencer (1981). Boolean logicBoolean logicA way to combine multiple words and phrases to search for data; commonly used in search engine searches and when querying a database. HomohypallagicHomohypallagicHaving a constant elasticity of substitution. One of the inventors of the CES function tried to christen it this in Minhas (1962), where he also explored its theoretical and empirical implications for the Heckscher-Ohlin Theorem, but the name did not catch on. Fuzzy LogicFuzzy LogicA system which mathematically models complex relationships which are usually handled in a vague manner by language. Under the title of "Fuzzy Logic" falls formal fuzzy logic (a multi-valued form of logic), and fuzzy sets. Fuzzy sets measure the similarity between an object and a group of objects. A member of a fuzzy set can belong to both the set, and its compliment. Fuzzy sets can more closely approximate human reasoning than traditional "crisp" sets. See: Crisp sets. Strategic allianceStrategic allianceCollaboration between two or more companies designed to achieve some corporate objective. May include international licensing agreements, management contracts, or joint ventures. Further SuggestionsParticipating GICStrategic trade policy argument for a tariff Technological difference Strategic variable Technological change Strategic buyout Guaranteed investment contract (GIC) Technological progress |
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