Office of Economic Stabilization

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United States federal agency World War II-era agency

The Office of Economic Stabilization was a U.S. World War II-era agency responsible for controlling wages, prices, and other economic measures to prevent inflation and maintain economic stability on the home front.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Office of Economic Stabilization canonical	2
Economic Stabilization Agency	1

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal agency ⓘ World War II-era agency ⓘ
aimedTo	avoid postwar economic disruption through stabilization measures ⓘ maintain purchasing power stability for civilians ⓘ prevent rapid increases in the cost of living ⓘ
appliesTo	United States home front during World War II ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
fieldOfWork	economic policy ⓘ inflation control ⓘ price control ⓘ wage control ⓘ wartime economic planning ⓘ
foundedBy	United States government ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	price stabilization programs ⓘ wage stabilization programs ⓘ
hasMainTask	control of prices ⓘ control of wages ⓘ coordination of wartime economic controls ⓘ maintenance of economic stability on the home front ⓘ prevention of inflation ⓘ
hasPurpose	coordinate price control policies with other agencies ⓘ limit wartime inflationary pressures ⓘ regulate wage and salary increases ⓘ support the U.S. war effort through economic stabilization ⓘ
isPartOfHistoryOf	United States economic history ⓘ United States home front during World War II ⓘ
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
operatedDuring	World War II ⓘ
partOf	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
reasonForExistence	economic dislocations caused by World War II ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office for Emergency Management → hasPart → Office of Economic Stabilization ⓘ

National Security Resources Board → relatedTo → Office of Economic Stabilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Economic Stabilization Agency

Office of War Mobilization → coordinatedWith → Office of Economic Stabilization ⓘ