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(Encyclopedia) health maintenance organization (HMO), type of prepaid medical service in which members pay a monthly or yearly fee for all health care, including hospitalization. The term “health…Topeka
(Encyclopedia) TopekaTopekatəpēˈkə [key], city (1990 pop. 119,883), state capital and seat of Shawnee co., NE Kans., on the Kansas River; inc. 1857. In a rich agricultural region, it is an important…State Distribution: Extended Mass Layoff Events, Separations, and Initial Claimants for Unemployment Insurance, 1998–2006
State Layoff events Separations Initial claimants for unemployment insurance 1998 2000 2005 2006…Raleigh
(Encyclopedia) RaleighRaleighrôlˈē, rälˈē [key], city (1990 pop. 207,951), state capital, and seat of Wake co., central N.C.; the site was selected for the capital in 1788, and the city was laid out…Stiglitz, Joseph Eugene
(Encyclopedia) Stiglitz, Joseph Eugene, 1943–, American economist, b. Gary, Ind., Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967. He has taught at a number of educational institutions, including…statistics
(Encyclopedia) statistics, science of collecting and classifying a group of facts according to their relative number and determining certain values that represent characteristics of the group. The…Ives, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Ives, CharlesIves, Charlesīvz [key], 1874–1954, American composer and organist, b. Danbury, Conn., grad. Yale, 1898; pupil of Dudley Buck and Horatio Parker. He was an organist (1893–…installment buying and selling
(Encyclopedia) installment buying and selling, buying and selling of goods on credit, with the stipulation that payments shall be made at specified intervals in set amounts. The goods may be used by…finance
(Encyclopedia) finance, theory and practice of conducting large public and private dealings in money. Important institutions of private finance include those that deal with insurance, banking, stocks…Wriston, Walter Bigelow
(Encyclopedia) Wriston, Walter Bigelow, 1919–2005, American banker, b. Middletown, Conn., grad. Wesleyan (B.A., 1941); Fletcher School, Tufts Univ. (M.A., 1942). Widely considered the most important…Trending
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