Monetary policy Flashcards

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what is monetary policy

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Changes to interest rates the money supply and the exchange rate by the central bank of an economy in order to influence Aggregate demand. This is a policy enacted by a country central bank to control inflation and hit the inflation target of 2 percent.

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Goals of central banks using monetary policy

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boot aggregate demand ( boost short run economic growth and reduce mainly Cyclical unemployment )
hit the inflation target - transmission mechanism
Macro economic stability

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What are the two types of monetary policy

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Contarctionary monetary policy and expansionary monetary policy -

INFLATION TARGETING -
Reduces AD to hit the inflation target.
Reduction of AD can reduce demand pull inflation hitting the target 2%

macro economic stability

Prevent excessive growth of house prices and prevent excessive credit

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what is contractionary monetary policy ?

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slows down and overheated economy

INFLATION TARGETING -
Reduces AD to hit the inflation target.
Reduction of AD can reduce demand pull inflation hitting the target 2%

macro economic stability

Prevent excessive growth of house prices and prevent excessive credit

promote Saving - reducing excess debt

reduce current account deficit

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Expansionary monetary policy

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6
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interest rates definition

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Cost of borrowing

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7
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what is the technical terms of a currency increasing and decreasing

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depreciation
appreciate

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what side is monetary policy

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A demand side policy

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