-How a government taxes and spends money Fiscal Policy -How a government taxes and spends money
Government Spending -Government Increases Spending -Keynesian Economics -Effect on the Economy -Government Decreases Spending
Taxation -Government Increases Taxes -Effect on the Economy -Government Decreases Taxes -Supply Side or Trickle Down Economics
Monetary Policy -How the government regulates the amount of money in circulation -Regulated through the Federal Reserve System -The supply of money can be described as tight monetary policy or easy monetary policy according to the actions of the government
Interest Rates -Gov’t controls a basic interest charge that is called the discount rate---which is used by banks -Raising Interest Rates (tight monetary policy) -Lowering Interest Rates (easy monetary policy)
Reserve Requirements -Reserve Requirements are the amounts of money the gov’t requires banks to keep as deposits -Raising Reserve Requirements -Lowering Reserve Requirements
US Savings Bonds -Government BUYS Bonds back from Consumers -Government SELLS Bonds to Consumers