Inflation-adjusted prices do not completely describe trade reality, of course, since it is nominal dollars that are spent.
The 2013 research cited above, found that 70 percent of meaningful recognition cost nothing, meaning that if an award was given it was nominal.
Probably because it's the nominal home of some of the world's largest corporations.
Industry insiders couldn't estimate the fee a brand would have to pay to be part of a game, but said it could have been nominal.
It's a nominal fee — one euro ($1.30) a head (three euros to climb the most famous volcano, Stromboli), but it was imposed to make the point that fragile environments need taking care of.
"We're measuring success in terms of our mandate, which is stable employment and [inflation control]." And leave it to a central banker to pour cold water on hot market news: "While the Dow may be hitting a high, it's in nominal terms, not in real terms".
As we all know, Barcelona is practically the hippest place on the planet right now, which may be why it's the nominal setting for a large portion of the book -- a flashback that sets up the mystery of the dead lover's letter.
"We ask that all the parents pay $100 per month for tuition," says Hans. "It's a nominal amount but it helps create a sense of personal investment in the parents".
"If we consider that cost in terms of saving a life, it's really nominal," Wise said.
