Here are Economics Terms beginning with Z.

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Zero sum game is a game whereby the gains to one party are exactly equal to the losses of another party.

Z Bond a bond whereby the holder of the bond
will not receive any interest until other holders of bonds in the same series
have been paid their coupon.

Zero Coupon Bond is a bond that pays no coupons throughout its lifetime. Instead the bondholder receives the principal and accrued interest upon maturity of the bond. This means the bond has a higher risk for investors.

Z-score a measure of a company's financial
strength devised by Edward Altman. It is commonly used a measure to predict the likelihood of bankruptcy. It uses ratios such as working capital to total assets, retained earnings to total assets, sales to total assets, earnings
before interest and taxes to total assets and equity to book value of debt.