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asymmetry

[ey-sim-i-tree] / eɪˈsɪm ɪ tri /


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Rajan has warned of the asymmetry in using QE by highlighting how paring back the balance sheet is harder than expanding it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

It turns an asymmetry in genetic transmission into a narrative based on feelings, attraction, and prehistoric romance.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

There is, however, an asymmetry in what central-bank watchers call “forward guidance.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 19, 2026

Recent articles in the Naval Institute’s Proceedings argue that letters of marque would be essential in alleviating the vast numerical asymmetry between the U.S. and Chinese fleets in the event of a war.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

Most of them involved an expert, or a gang of experts, promoting false information or hiding true information; in each case the experts were trying to keep the information asymmetry as asymmetrical as possible.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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