Fair Rate of Return
Adequate level of profit judged by regulators for utilities to ensure acceptable service, dividends, interest payments, and investment.
Fair Trade - Definition and Meaning
Exploring the concept and implications of fair trade economics, its historical context, associated frameworks, and its comparative impact.
Family Allowance
An overview of the family allowance, a UK welfare benefit offered between 1946 to 1977, which was renamed to child benefit.
Family Expenditure Survey
An overview and comprehensive guide to the Family Expenditure Survey (FES), its history, and its significance in economic data collection.
Family Income Supplement
A UK system of state benefit payments used historically to increase lower-paid workers' incomes with family responsibilities.
Fan Chart
A visual representation where the past shows actual values and the future presents a range of forecast values, illustrating the uncertainty in economic forecasts.
Farm Credit System
A comprehensive overview of the Farm Credit System (FCS), a federation of banks and lending associations for farmers in the US.
Feasible Set
The set of allocations that satisfies all the constraints in an economic model.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
A US regulatory body responsible for chartering banks, and insuring depositors against bank failure.
Federal Fiscal System
An exploration of the fiscal system within federations, encompassing the levies and expenditures at state and federal levels.
Federal Reserve System
An overview of the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States.