MONETARY POLICY Monetary policy is the process by which the monetary authority of a country controls the supply of money‚ often targeting a rate of interest for the purpose of promoting economic growth and stability The official goals usually include relatively stable prices and low unemployment. Monetary theory provides insight into how to craft optimal monetary policy. Monetary policy is referred to as either being expansionary‚ or a contractionary‚ where an expansionary policy increases the total
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investment and expansion. Monetary policy through its influence on the financial sector of the economy plays a major role in making credit available to the agricultural sector. Monetary policy refers to the combination of measures designed to regulate the value‚ supply and cost of money in an economy. It can be described as the art of controlling the direction and movement of credit facilities in pursuance of stable price and economy growth in an economy (CBN‚ 1992). Monetary policy in the Nigerian context
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Fiscal and Monetary policy- The response of global economic crisis especially in EU Introduction Monetary and fiscal authorities across the globe have responded quickly and decisively to these extraordinary developments. In particular‚ against the background of rapidly receding inflationary pressures and risks‚ the Euro system has taken monetary policy and liquidity management measures that were unprecedented in nature‚ scope and timing. Since
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Monetary Policy The European Central Bank Organization European System of Central Banks European Central Bank (ECB) Malta Greece Spain Ireland Bulgaria Sweden Denmark Slovenia France Slovakia Austria Latvia Poland Romania Finland Estonia Germany Cyprus Netherlands Hungary Lithuania United Kingdom Czech Republic Eurosystem Page 2 Belgium Italy Portugal Luxembourg Decision-Making THE DECISION-MAKING BODIES OF THE ECB EXECUTIVE BOARD President Vice-President
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Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2 2. Fiscal policy 2 2.1. Definition of Fiscal policy 2 2.2. Expansionary Fiscal policy – indication of a budget deficit? 2 2.3. Contractionary Fiscal policy – indication of a budget surplus? 3 3. Expansionary and Contractionary Fiscal policy in Australia 3 4. Failure to predict the budget in 2012 – 2013 of the Labour Party 4 5. Fiscal policy in Australia between 2006 – 2013 5 6. Conclusion 6 References 7 1. Introduction The economy is relatively influenced by
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FISCAL POLICY Fiscal policy is the use of government revenue collection (taxation) and expenditure (spending) to influence the economy. The two main instruments of fiscal policy are government taxation and changes in the level and composition of taxation and government spending can affect the following variables in the economy: * Aggregate demand and the level of economic activity; * The distribution of income; * The pattern of resource allocation within the government sector and relative
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Journal of Public Economics 74 (1999) 171–190 www.elsevier.nl / locate / econbase Fiscal policy and growth: evidence from OECD countries Richard Kneller a ‚ Michael F. Bleaney b ‚ *‚ Norman Gemmell b a b National Institute for Economic and Social Research‚ London‚ UK School of Economics‚ University of Nottingham‚ Nottingham‚ UK Received 1 October 1998; received in revised form 1 December 1998; accepted 1 December 1998 Abstract Is the evidence consistent with the predictions of endogenous
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Monetary Policy Monetary policy is a macroeconomic policy implemented by the RBA to attain a set of objectives through the basis of a stable and maintained inflation band of 2-3%. Indirectly by the implementation of monetary policy‚ supply of money is affected through changes in the interest rate; cost of living is methodically altered to suit chosen economic conditions and economic growth is steadied and sometimes purposely stagnated. There are two different directions for monetary policy
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Addy G Pieter Homework Macroeconomic Questions 1.- In the Republic of Ragu‚ the currency is the rag. During 2009‚ the Treasury of Ragu sold bonds to finance the Ragu budget deficit. In all‚ the Treasury sold 50‚000 10-year bonds with a face value of 100 rags each. The total deficit was 5 million rags. Further‚ assume that Ragu Central Bank reserve requirement was 20 percent and that in the same year‚ the bank bought 500‚000 rags worth of outstanding bonds on the open market. Finally‚ assume
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Session #1 – International Business - Review Part 1: Main topics covered and their explanation - 1) Foreign Direct Investment – a) What is Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)? FDI is “investment for control” in a foreign country – foreign investment where control is acquire‚ vs. Portfolio Investment which includes purchasing securities or bonds of a firm without exercising control over the firm. Most Intl’ units (MFI‚ UNCTAD) classify an FDI if the foreign investor holds at least 10% of the
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