...forms of business ownership, company-
BUSINESS
...oil spills, Warren Buffett, underwater mortgages, Troubled Asset Relief Program,
poverty, recession, trade imbalance, identity theft, payday loans, financial crisis,
sub-
CURRENT EVENTS
...productivity, scarcity, consumer behavior, impulse buying, opportunity cost, socialism, land, human capital, supply and demand, Adam Smith, macroeconomics, natural resources, China’s mixed economy, trade...
ECONOMICS
What content does the FICB cover?
With 300 plus questions typically asked at each Challenge Bowl there’s a lot you
and your team need to know to compete. The following categories will introduce you
to some of the terms you’ll want to be familiar with. The site glossary covers much
more, in-
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...relationship between education and income, poverty in America, cost of education,
drop-
EDUCATION
...NASDAQ, technology and the environment, alternative fuels, evolution of communication, cell phone technology, Apple, Inc., tablet computers, industry pioneers, Henry Ford, improvements in productivity, military applications, online banking...
TECHNOLOGY
...auto, health, home, life, natural disasters, growing costs, Obama-
INSURANCE
...savings account, debit cards, credit agencies, payday loans, online banking, ATM, credit limit, bankruptcy, mortgage, interest, compound interest, foreclosure, budget, checking account, credit union, net worth...
PERSONAL FINANCE
...beta, micro-
INVESTMENTS
...sales tax, income tax, death tax, corporate tax, property tax, licenses, capital gains, Social Security, payroll tax, inheritance tax, progressive tax, redistribution tax, poll tax, excise tax, tariff, ad valorem tax, tax fraud, tax haven, tax refund...
TAXES
