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Specific riskSee: Unique riskSpecific risk Similar MatchesSpecific issues marketSpecific issues marketThe market in which dealers reverse in securities they wish to short. 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). Location specific advantagesLocation specific advantagesAdvantages (natural and created) that are available only or primarily in a particular place. SpecificitySpecificityThe property that a policy measure applies to one or a group of enterprises or industries, as opposed to all industries. Specific ReturnSpecific ReturnThe part of the excess return not explained by common factors. The specific return is independent of (uncorrelated with) the common factors and the specific returns to other assets. It is also called the idiosyncratic return. Further Suggestionsspecific legacySpecificity rule Firm specific news Specific tariff Company specific risk Firm specific risk Non-specific subsidy Specific factors model Specific commitment |
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