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AFL: The abbreviation for the American Federation of Labor, which started as a collection of craft unions in 1886, this is now one half of the umbrella organization for labor unions in the United States (the AFL part of AFL-CIO). As a collection of craft unions, the AFL primarily represented skilled workers in particular occupations. However, it also contained unions representing unskilled industrial workers, which led to a rift among AFL members in 1938 and spawned the formation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). This rift was closed in 1955, when both joined together to form the AFL-CIO, which is the primary advocate for workers and labor unions in the United States.
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Lesson 20: Federal Reserve System | Unit 4: Monetary Policy
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In addition to open market operations, discount rate, and reserve requirements, the Fed has an additional tool called moral suasion. Moral suasion: - It is a policy in which the Fed, usually the Chairman of the Board of Governors, requests that the banking system take some sort of action.
- These requests are usually contrary to what banks are currently doing and likely to do under current economic conditions.
- Moral suasion can and does work in the short run, especially during crisis periods.
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AVERAGE REVENUE AND MARGINAL REVENUE A mathematical connection between average revenue and marginal revenue stating that the change in the average revenue depends on a comparison between average revenue and marginal revenue. For perfect competition, with no market control, marginal revenue is equal to average revenue, and average revenue does not change. For monopoly and other firms with market control, marginal revenue is less than average revenue, and average revenue falls.
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There were no banks in colonial America before the U.S. Revolutionary War. Anyone seeking a loan did so from another individual.
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"The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining." -- John F. Kennedy, 35th U. S. president
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