Stephen Miran

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/stephen-miran

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Stephen Miran born?June 1983
2. What is the federal reserve appointment?Member of the Board of Governors, sworn in September 2025
3. What is the council of economic advisers role?Chair, January 2025 - September 2025
4. What does Stephen Miran do as an economist?He helps make big decisions about money for the whole country, like figuring out how to keep the economy healthy.
5. Where did Stephen Miran study economics?He studied economics at Boston University and earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University.

Monetary Policy: Actions undertaken by a central bank to manipulate the money supply and credit conditions to stimulate or restrain economic activity.
Fiscal Policy: The use of government spending and taxation to influence the economy.
Inflation: A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
Tariffs: Taxes imposed by a government on imported goods or services.