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(Economics) Economics an effect that occurs when a price or wage increases as a result of temporary pressure but fails to fall back when the pressure is removed

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economics	Military hours fell still further in 1947, leveling off for four years at somewhat less than three times their amount in 1940--a ratchet effect that reflected the military establishment's (and its private contractors') newly acquired political clout and the incipient Cold War (Lazarowitz 2005; Higgs 2006, 126-27). A revealing window on the U.S. economy in depression and war: hours ... by Higgs, Robert / Independent Review ECONOMIC ADMINISTRATION The ratchet effect seems to have been first formulated by Berliner (1957, p. What did the study of the Soviet economy contribute to mainstream ... by Ellman, Michael / Comparative Economic Studies Data on peer CEOs is available in proxy statements, if one can decipher them, or numerous consultants stand ready to show you that your CEO is in the third or fourth quartile when his total compensation is ranked with his corporate neighbors, thus propagating the ratchet effect in which CEO salaries steadily leapfrog one another upward, ever upward. Slow down the gravy train: some form of special leadership is called ... by Keller, George M. / Directors & Boards	rata Ratability ratable ratable value ratables ratafee ratafia ratafia biscuit Ratak Chain ratal ratan Ratany rataplan ratatouille ratbag ratbaggery ratbite fever ratbite fever bacterium ratcatcher Ratch Ratchel ratchet Ratchet brace ratchet down Ratchet drill ratchet effect ratchet screwdriver ratchet up ratchet wheel rate rate of attrition rate of depreciation rate of exchange rate of fire rate of flow rate of growth rate of inflation rate of interest rate of march rate of pay rate of payment rate of respiration rate of return rate rebate rate-cap rateability rateable rateable value rateables rated rated load	ratbite fever ratbite fever bacterium RATBP RATBX RatC RatC RATCALS Ratcatcher RATCC RATCF ratch Ratcha Ratchaburi Power Company Limited Ratchel ratchet ratchet ratchet ratchet Ratchet (device) Ratchet and Clank Ratchet and pawl Ratchet and pawl Ratchet brace Ratchet brace ratchet coupling ratchet down ratchet down ratchet down Ratchet drill Ratchet drill ratchet effect ratchet jack Ratchet lever hoist Ratchet lever hoist Ratchet lever hoist Ratchet Mechanism Ratchet option Ratchet Options ratchet screwdriver ratchet screwdriver ratchet tool ratchet type prop ratchet type prop ratchet type prop ratchet type prop ratchet up ratchet up ratchet up ratchet wheel ratchet wrench ratcheted ratcheted ratcheted ratcheted down ratcheted down ratcheted down ratcheted up ratcheted up ratcheted up RatchetGamers ratcheting

Military hours fell still further in 1947, leveling off for four years at somewhat less than three times their amount in 1940--a ratchet effect that reflected the military establishment's (and its private contractors') newly acquired political clout and the incipient Cold War (Lazarowitz 2005; Higgs 2006, 126-27).

A revealing window on the U.S. economy in depression and war: hours ... by Higgs, Robert / Independent Review

ECONOMIC ADMINISTRATION The ratchet effect seems to have been first formulated by Berliner (1957, p.

What did the study of the Soviet economy contribute to mainstream ... by Ellman, Michael / Comparative Economic Studies

Data on peer CEOs is available in proxy statements, if one can decipher them, or numerous consultants stand ready to show you that your CEO is in the third or fourth quartile when his total compensation is ranked with his corporate neighbors, thus propagating the ratchet effect in which CEO salaries steadily leapfrog one another upward, ever upward.

Slow down the gravy train: some form of special leadership is called ... by Keller, George M. / Directors & Boards

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