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MICRO-ECONOMICS [3 records]

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Record 1 2014-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economics
CONT

Economic engineering is a specialized field, incorporating a knowledge of engineering and basic micro-economics. Its main function is to facilitate decision-making based on the economic comparison of different technological alternatives for investment. Its techniques, ranging from use of standard spreadsheets for evaluating cash flow to more elaborate methods such as risk analysis, can be applied to personal investments and to industrial enterprises.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économique
CONT

Analyse économique en ingénierie : l'ingénierie économique permet la prise de décision en ce qui concerne les opérations, et la résolution de problèmes particuliers. Elle permet de choisir parmi plusieurs possibilités, celle qui est la plus rentable économiquement. Elle est intimement liée à la microéconomie.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
DEF

The examination of the economic behavior of individual units in the economy, such as households or corporations.

OBS

microeconomics: term reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
DEF

[...] approche de l'analyse économique fondée sur l'étude du comportement des unités individuelles (l'entreprise, le consommateur, l'entrepreneur individuel [...]

OBS

microéconomie : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

OBS

micro-économie : terme extrait du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduit avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Doctrinas, políticas y sistemas económicos
DEF

Parte de la ciencia económica que estudia los fenómenos económicos desde el punto de vista de las unidades económicas elementales: empresa, hogar, etc. La microeconomía se preocupa de analizar estructuras de mercado, fijación de costes y precios, niveles de producción de máxima eficiencia y curvas de oferta y demanda entre otros.

OBS

microeconomía: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 3 1984-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
OBS

Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada.

OBS

Information obtained at the Royal Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Coopération et développement économiques
OBS

Commission royale sur l'union économique et les perspectives de développement du Canada.

OBS

Traduction obtenue auprès de la Commission.

Spanish

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