stock score

English translation: A stock variable is measured at 1 specific time, & represents a quantity existing at that pt in time

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:stock score
Selected answer:A stock variable is measured at 1 specific time, & represents a quantity existing at that pt in time
Entered by: acetran

19:18 Jan 10, 2016
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics / Macroeconomics
English term or phrase: stock score
The following sentence explains the two parameters used in a graph to illustrate the positions of European countries within the Eurozone.
x = stock score (or stock dimension, as used below)
y = flow score (or flow dimension)

However, despite the following explanation, I'm not sure what is meant by "stock score" and "flow score"

The stock dimension is based on the debt-to-GDP ratio, the net international investment position (i.e. net
foreign financial position of all residents in a country) and excess unemployment. The flow dimension is
based on the government deficit, the current account balance and nominal GDP growth.

Many thanks for your help!
Laura
Laura Vinti
United States
Local time: 21:32
A stock variable is measured at 1 specific time, & represents a quantity existing at that pt in time
Explanation:
A stock variable is measured at one specific time, and represents a quantity existing at that point in time (say, December 31, 2004), which may have accumulated in the past.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_and_flow


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 25 mins (2016-01-10 19:44:15 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

For example, U.S. nominal gross domestic product refers to a total number of dollars spent over a time period, such as a year. Therefore it is a flow variable, and has units of dollars/year. In contrast, the U.S. nominal capital stock is the total value, in dollars, of equipment, buildings, inventories, and other real assets in the U.S. economy, and has units of dollars. The diagram provides an intuitive illustration of how the stock of capital currently available is increased by the flow of new investment and depleted by the flow of depreciation.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 29 mins (2016-01-10 19:47:47 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

http://www.economicsdiscussion.net/difference-between/differ...

http://hspm.sph.sc.edu/courses/econ/classes/Stocksandflows/S...



--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 29 mins (2016-01-10 19:48:36 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Goods and services flow around any economy. "Flow" means that goods and services move from one person to another. In a hunter-gatherer economy, the flow may be done according to custom. In a market economy, the flow may be determined by the buy-sell deals people make. In any society, people are always doing things for each other and giving things to each other. This is the flow of goods and services.

Stocks are also important to economic activity. Stocks do not flow. Rather, they build up or get depleted.
Capital is a stock, not a flow.

Capital = things people make to help them make other things.
Capital
builds up ("accumulates") or
depletes ("depreciates").
Selected response from:

acetran
Grading comment
Thank you!! Very helpful!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +2A stock variable is measured at 1 specific time, & represents a quantity existing at that pt in time
acetran


  

Answers


23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
A stock variable is measured at 1 specific time, & represents a quantity existing at that pt in time


Explanation:
A stock variable is measured at one specific time, and represents a quantity existing at that point in time (say, December 31, 2004), which may have accumulated in the past.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_and_flow


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 25 mins (2016-01-10 19:44:15 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

For example, U.S. nominal gross domestic product refers to a total number of dollars spent over a time period, such as a year. Therefore it is a flow variable, and has units of dollars/year. In contrast, the U.S. nominal capital stock is the total value, in dollars, of equipment, buildings, inventories, and other real assets in the U.S. economy, and has units of dollars. The diagram provides an intuitive illustration of how the stock of capital currently available is increased by the flow of new investment and depleted by the flow of depreciation.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 29 mins (2016-01-10 19:47:47 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

http://www.economicsdiscussion.net/difference-between/differ...

http://hspm.sph.sc.edu/courses/econ/classes/Stocksandflows/S...



--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 29 mins (2016-01-10 19:48:36 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Goods and services flow around any economy. "Flow" means that goods and services move from one person to another. In a hunter-gatherer economy, the flow may be done according to custom. In a market economy, the flow may be determined by the buy-sell deals people make. In any society, people are always doing things for each other and giving things to each other. This is the flow of goods and services.

Stocks are also important to economic activity. Stocks do not flow. Rather, they build up or get depleted.
Capital is a stock, not a flow.

Capital = things people make to help them make other things.
Capital
builds up ("accumulates") or
depletes ("depreciates").

acetran
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you!! Very helpful!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tushar Deep
17 hrs

agree  Giovanni Milone
15 days
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search