Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Obsolete spelling of
bailey . - noun The regular English spelling of the word now used only in the Scotch spelling bailie. See
bailie . - noun The jurisdiction, authority, or office of a bailiff or bailie; hence, jurisdiction or authority, especially as delegated; stewardship.
- noun The district of a bailiff or bailie; a bailiwick.
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Recess appoint two Fed governors who think like Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen – Barry Eichengreen, David Romer, Alicia Munnell, Peter Diamond, Martin Baily, Jeffrey Frankel, there are a huge number of people who would be happy to take a recess appointment as a Fed Governor – to give them some backup on the FOMC.
Matthew Yglesias » What a Difference a Fed Board Member Makes 2010
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At today's event, Lind was on the same panel with Martin Baily, a former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Clinton.
Ricardo's Difficult Idea Eludes Wonks, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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I know that Baily is a qualified economist and that Lind is a charlatan.
Ricardo's Difficult Idea Eludes Wonks, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Martin Baily noted that a risk-free interest rate near zero does not mean that the borrowing rate for investment in private capital is low.
Liquidity Trap, II, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The all-out attack on Lou Dobbs and his outsourcing tirades came at the next panel, consisting of former Clinton adviser Martin Baily, Information Technology Association of America head Harris Miller, and Cato honcho Brink Lindsey.
Trade Conference, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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We gathered a group of wise people who spend their days thinking about this issue — Martin Baily, Danah Boyd, Steve Chazin, Judith Donath, Nicole Ellison, and William Reader, — and asked them this question:
Is MySpace Good for Society? A Freakonomics Quorum - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Martin Baily, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and an adviser to the McKinsey Global Institute:
Is MySpace Good for Society? A Freakonomics Quorum - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Martin Baily, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and an adviser to the McKinsey Global Institute:
Is MySpace Good for Society? A Freakonomics Quorum - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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We gathered a group of wise people who spend their days thinking about this issue — Martin Baily, Danah Boyd, Steve Chazin, Judith Donath, Nicole Ellison, and William Reader, — and asked them this question:
Is MySpace Good for Society? A Freakonomics Quorum - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Martin Baily and I have written an article summarizing this work.
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