4.4 Monetary Policy Flashcards
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define monterary polic
Monetary policy is a government policy controls money supply (availability and cost of money) in an economy in order to attain growth and stability
wht is expansoioanry moneary policy
Expansionary monetary policy is where the government increases money supply by cutting interest rates
Wahat is the ffect of expansuonary monetary?
Economic growth and an improvement in the balance of payments will be experienced and employment will rise.
What is contactionary monetary policy?
Contractionary monetary policy is where the government decreases money supply by increasing interest rates.
Wahat is thee ffect of contractionary monetary?
This helps slow down economic growth and reduce inflation, but at the cost of possible unemployment resulting from the fall in output.