Subject words A-M
A person who supports or speaks in favour of somebody or a public action.
Advocate
A set of 17 global goals adopted by the United Nations to achieve a sustainable future
Sustainable development goals.
Using force or threats to persuade people to do things that they are unwilling to do.
Coercive
A difference too slight or small to notice, or something of very little importance.
negligible
Who is Germany's federal minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action?
Katherina Reiche
Refers to turning personal data into profit by selling it, using it for targeted ads, or improving services.
data monetization
This refers to the process of selling goods and services directly to end-users for personal or household use.
Retail
To reduce and end a connection or relationship between two things.
decouple
To provide information or evidence for a claim, to prove that something is true. Or, somewhat related, a process giving something form or essence.
Substantiate
What is Germany's top export?
Cars and car parts.
This accounted for ca. €279 billion in 2024, about 17% of all exports.
(according to Statista & destatis.de -- 2025 figures are not published yet)
Employees, and all of the knowledge, skills, experience, etc. that they have, which makes them valuable to a company or economy.
Human capital
An amount of something that you allow for, if there is a possible mistake in calculations.
margin of error
The distinction, division or contrast between two very different things, ideas, factions, etc.
Dichotomy
The specific knowledge and skills that prepare you for a particular job or career.
Vocational (adj).
Millennials are considered to have be born between what years?
From about 1980 to 2000.
+/- a few years
Refers to relatively new and growing (from a lower base) markets in countries that share some but not all features of industrial or developed countries.
Emerging markets.
The tendency for individuals or organizations to continue investing money, time, or effort into a failing project because of what they have already invested, even when abandoning it would be the better decision.
Sunk cost fallacy
How easy or difficult it is to sell, buy, or convert an asset into another, but especially into cash.
Liquidity
This is a criminal act that serves as a component of a larger crime, such as money laundering or racketeering. These crimes generate illegal proceeds that are often used to fund yet further larger criminal activities.
Predicate crime
Which nation is the world's 4th largest economy?
India (as of 2025).
1. USA 2. China 3. Germany 4. India 5. Japan
But depending on your sources or how you measure, India and Japan are often very close, and could swap. Germany is only slightly ahead of both.
A cost or benefit, either positive or negative, caused by one party but financially incurred or received by another.
Externality
example:
+ education, beekeeping
- industrial pollution, traffic congestion
This is the act of setting something apart and holding it in controlled isolation, usually to prevent harm, influence, or improper use.
Sequestration
(Often for carbon in environmental contexts, but can also refer to assets, things, people, etc)
Not intended or likely to offend or upset anyone; harmless.
These evaluations are citizens' assessments of the overall national or regional economy and society, rather than those based on their own personal experiences.
Sociotropic Evaluations
What is this marketing principle called?
You buy a new tablet, and then receive a free 6-month subscription to an online streaming service. When the 6 months are nearly up, you wonder if you should let the regular billing begin, or cancel. You feel a bit sad at losing the streaming possibilities, as you were half-way through a good series...
This is a good example of Partial Ownership (a feature of behavioural economics)