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BOARD OF GOVERNORS, CHAIRMAN: The head of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and the Federal Reserve System. This is the guy in charge of monetary policy and is considered to be one of the two or three most powerful people in terms of the national and global economy. The Chairman is one of the seven members of the Board and serves as Chairman for a five-year term. The Fed Chairman also serves as Chairman of the powerful Federal Open Market Committee, the Fed Committee that sets the course of monetary policy.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE A scientific society whose main mission is to advance science and innovation throughout the world. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS for short) publishes one of the most respected scientific magazines called Science. The association and magazine have nearly 140,000 individual and institutional subscribers, plus 272 affiliated organizations in more than 130 countries, serving a total of 10 million individuals. The American Association for the Advancement of Science was founded in 1848 to represent all disciplines of science and to support scientific exchange and discussion of science and society issues.
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The word "fiscal" is derived from a Latin word meaning "moneybag."
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"Progress always involves risk. You can't steal second base and keep your foot on first. " -- Frederick B. Wilcox
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CES
Constant Elasticity of Substitution
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