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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Keynesian economics | the idea that the government should increase spending or cut taxes during economic downturns to boost demand and stimulate the economy. |
| Reaganomics | an economic policy that focuses on cutting taxes, reducing government regulation, decreasing government spending and controlling inflation to control economic growth. |
| federal reserve | central bank of US, manages monetary policy by controlling interest rates and the money supply to keep the economy stable. (board of governors appointed by president confirmed by the senate, regional federal reserve banks (12) that carry out the policy) |
| monetary policy | actions by the federal reserve to control interest rates and the money supply to influence inflation, employment and economic growth. |
| fiscal policy | government actions that change taxes and spending to influence the economy. |
| command and control | system where the government directly regulates or sets rules on businesses and the economy to control economic outcomes |
| supply side economics | the idea that cutting taxes and reducing regulation will encourage businesses to produce more goods and services which will help grow the economy. |
| consumer price index | measure that tracks the average change in prices over time for goods and services that consumers commonly buy, used to measure inflation |
| gdp | value of goods and services produced by an economy |
| focus error | mistake where poll questions focus on 1 specific economic issue which can influence or distort how people respond about the economy overall |