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Pool factorThe outstanding principal balance divided by the original principal balance with the result expressed as a decimal. Pool factors are published monthly by the Bond Buyer newspaper for Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) MBSs.Pool factor Similar MatchesFactor movementFactor movementInternational factor movement. Specific factorSpecific factorA factor of production that is unable to move into or out of an industry. The term is used to describe both factors that would not be of any use in other industries and -- more loosely -- factors that could be used elsewhere but do not, in the short run, have the time or resources needed to move. See specific factors model. The term seems to come from Haberler (1937). International factor movementInternational factor movementThe international movement of any factor of production, including primarily labor and capital. Thus includes migration and foreign direct investment. Also may include the movement of financial capital in the form of international borrowing and lending. Currency factorCurrency factorThe portion of a rate of return that is due to the currency in which the asset is denominated. The currency factor can be nonzero either because of currency risk or because of expected appreciation or depreciation. Specific factors modelSpecific factors modelA model in which some or all factors are specific factors. The most common version is the Ricardo-Viner Model, with one specific factor (often capital or land) in each industry plus another factor (often labor) that is mobile between them. But an extreme form of the model, the Cairnes-Haberler Model, has all factors specific. Further SuggestionsFactor portfolioearnings factor Factor endowment Common factor V Vacancy Factor Factor content Factor price Factor share Tariff factory Factor intensity uniformity Factor market Footloose factor Factor cost Factor intensity reversal One factor APT Scarce factor Amortization factor Direct-plus-indirect factor content Factor Factor price equalization Multifactor model Net benefit to leverage factor Factor of production Factor price frontier Factor Proportions Model |
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