What determines the stock market ’s reaction to monetary policy statements?☆ Alexander Kurov ⁎ College of Business and Economics‚ West Virginia University‚ Morgantown‚ WV 26506‚ USA article info Article history: Received 5 October 2011 Received in revised form 30 May 2012 Accepted 26 June 2012 Available online 4 July 2012 JEL classification: E44 E52 E58 G14 abstract We find that information communicated through monetary policy statements has important business cycle dependent
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Demand-side Policies Kristen L. Stack American Military University Demand-side Policies Every few years‚ countries experience some economic downturns‚ also known as a recession. Companies begin to lay off workers‚ consumers stop spending money‚ and the average person is put into a financial bind. A recession is defined as a significant decline in activity across the economy‚ lasting longer than a few months. (Investopedia) More easily put‚ it’s a big drop in consumer
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Expansionary Economic Policy David Gors ECO203: Principles of Macroeconomics Nick Bergan April 14‚ 2013 In economic terms‚ a recession is defined as a general slowdown in economic activity. In an effort to move the economy out of a recession‚ the government would implement expansionary economic policies. One action the government would take would include conducting expansionary fiscal policy. The other action taken would be conducting expansionary monetary policy. Both of these actions would
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Money Policy Fall 2012 MGT 330 Lu Shen Dec.16.2012 An “easy money policy” is a form of policy‚ where a central financial authority‚ such as the Federal Reserve System‚ in the case‚ for the United States of America‚ attempts to increase the cash flow within the economy‚ as well as making it available‚ at minimal rates. The main aim of the easy money policy is to create confidence in national investments and consequently‚ spur economic growth. On the other hand‚ an easy money policy often
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© 2008 International Monetary Fund February 2008 IMF Country Report No. 08/71 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan: Selected Issues This Selected Issues paper for Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the member country. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on January 30‚ 2008. The views expressed in this document are those of the staff team and
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can employ to direct the economy in a positive direction: fiscal and monetary policy. Both policies‚ when used correctly‚ can be employed to stimulate the economy during times of recession or slow down the economy during times of inflation. The effectiveness of government intervention in the economy in the long and short run through fiscal and monetary policy has been the subject of controversy among many economists. Fiscal policy is concerned with adjusting government spending levels and tax rates
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Industrial Policy‚ 1991 INTRODUCTION The industrial policies pursued till 1990 enabled India to develop a vast and diversified industrial structure. India attained self–sufficiency in a wide range of consumer goods. But the industrial growth was not rapid enough to generate sufficient employment‚ to reduce regional disparities and to alleviate poverty. It was felt that government controls and regulations had put shackles on the growth of different segments of Indian Industry. Lack of adequate
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Policies for Reducing Unemployment There are two main strategies for reducing unemployment - • Demand side policies to reduce demand-deficient unemployment (unemployment caused by recession) • Supply side policies to reduce structural unemployment / (the natural rate of unemployment) Demand Side Policies [pic] Demand side policies are important when there is a recession and rise in cyclical unemployment. (e.g. after 1991 recession and after 2008 recession) 1. Fiscal
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CGS Working Paper CGS WP 4 Bangladesh Bank Reform Changes and Challenges Haydory Akbar Ahmed Background Paper for The State of Governance in Bangladesh 2006 Centre for Governance Studies BRAC University Dhaka‚ Bangladesh www.cgs-bu.com Ahmed: Bangladesh Bank Reform CGS WP 5 The Centre for Governance Studies at BRAC University seeks to foster a new generation of researchers‚ public administrators and citizens with critical and analytical perspectives on governance. The Centre’s State
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CONTRACTIONARY POLICY: Definition: A type of policy that is used as a macroeconomic tool by the country’s central bank or finance ministry to slow down an economy. Contractionary policies are enacted by a government to reduce the money supply and ultimately the spending in a country. This is done primarily through: 1. Increasing interest rates 2. Increasing reserve requirements 3. Reducing the money supply‚ directly or indirectly This tool is used during high-growth periods of the business
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