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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM: THE central bank of the United States. It includes a Board of Governors, 12 District Banks, 25 Branch Banks, and assorted committees. The most important of these committees is the Federal Open Market Committee, which directs monetary policy. The Fed (as many like to call it) was established in 1913 and modified significantly during the Great Depression of the 1930s. It's duties are to maintain the stability of the banking system, regulate banks, and oversee the nation's money supply.
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Lesson 10: Gross Domestic Product | Unit 4: Measuring Income
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Income received by households but not earned by the factors of production (IRBNE) is added to national income to derive personal income. IRBNE are transfer payments.- Households without factors of production receive income through transfer payments such as:
- Social Security benefits.
- Welfare payments.
- Unemployment compensation.
- To calculate personal income, income earned but not received (IEBNR) is subtracted from and income received but not earned (IRBNE) is added to national income.
PI = NI - IEBNR + IRBNE
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OPPORTUNITY COST, PRODUCTION POSSIBILITIES The production possibilities analysis, which is the alternative combinations of two goods that an economy can produce with given resources and technology, can be used to illustrate opportunity cost--the highest valued alternative foregone in the pursuit of an activity.
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