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...that
French
economist
A.R.J. Turgot
(pictured)
served as the
intendant
of the genéralité of
Limoges
from
1761
to
1774
?
...that in economics, the
monetary base
is defined as the portion of the
commercial banks
'
reserves
that are maintained in accounts with their
central bank
plus the total
currency
circulating in the public?
...that
Friedrich Hayek
was appointed as a member of the
Order of the Companions of Honour
by
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
on the advice of
British Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher
?
...that
Gunnar Myrdal
, the
1974
co-winner of the
Nobel Prize in Economics
was married
Alva Myrdal
, a
Swedish
diplomat who won the
1982
Nobel Peace Prize
?
...that
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
professor
Daron Acemoglu
was the
2005
recipient of the
John Bates Clark Medal
?
...that
Gold Fixing
is the procedure by which the price of
gold
is set on the
London
market by the five members of the
London Bullion Market Association
?
...that the
postal services
of
Canada
,
Finland
and the
United Kingdom
have their own
dedicated address
to which letters to
Santa Claus
pleading their good behavior and requesting gifts?