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  2. Public finance - Wikipedia

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    Portal. v. t. e. Public finance is the study of the role of the government in the economy. [1] It is the branch of economics that assesses the government revenue and government expenditure of the public authorities and the adjustment of one or the other to achieve desirable effects and avoid undesirable ones. [2]

  3. History of Federal Open Market Committee actions - Wikipedia

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    The effective federal funds rate over time, through December 2023. This is a list of historical rate actions by the United States Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The FOMC controls the supply of credit to banks and the sale of treasury securities. The Federal Open Market Committee meets every two months during the fiscal year.

  4. Marginal cost of public funds - Wikipedia

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    The marginal cost of public funds (MCF) is a concept in public finance which measures the loss incurred by society in raising less revenues to finance government spending due to the distortion of resource allocation caused by taxation. [1] Formally, it is defined as the ratio of the marginal value of a monetary unit raised by the government and ...

  5. Government procurement in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the processes of government procurement enable federal, state and local government bodies in the country to acquire goods, services (including construction), and interests in real property. [1] Contracting with the federal government or with state and local public bodies enables interested businesses to become suppliers in ...

  6. List of most expensive U.S. public works projects - Wikipedia

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    Price (nominal) Reference Year Price (ref. year) Price (2023 Inflation) Project 1956–present $425 billion 2006 $425 billion $642 billion Interstate Highway System: 1992–2006 $14.6 billion [1] [2] 1982 $8.08 billion $25.5 billion Big Dig, Boston, Massachusetts: 2000-2022 $1.4 billion [3] 2022

  7. Thrift Savings Plan - Wikipedia

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    The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) is a defined contribution plan for United States civil service employees and retirees as well as for members of the uniformed services. As of December 31, 2021, TSP has approximately 7 million participants (of which approximately 4.1 million are actively participating through payroll deductions), and more than $845 ...

  8. Public Investment Fund - Wikipedia

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    Website. pif.gov.sa. The Public Investment Fund (PIF; Arabic: صندوق الاستثمارات العامة) is the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia. It is among the largest sovereign wealth funds in the world with total estimated assets of US$ 925 billion (£ 726.3 billion). [2] It was created in 1971 for the purpose of investing funds ...

  9. Campaign finance in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 2012, each major party was entitled to $18.2 million in public funds for their conventions. However, the provisions for public funding of nominating conventions were eliminated in 2014. [121] Eligibility of minor parties for public funds is based on showing in the previous election, with 5% of the popular vote needed to qualify.