Macroeconomic policies
What Macroeconomic policies means in Economics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Expansionary demand-side policies, such as cutting interest rates, boost aggregate demand to resolve demand-deficient unemployment.
Policies that might be used to correct a balance of payments deficit or surplus, including demand-side and supply-side policies.
Topics that use Macroeconomic policies
- Employment and unemployment (AQA A-Level)
- The balance of payments (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Balance of payments
- Capital account
- Causes of unemployment
- Claimant Count
- Competitiveness
- Current account
- Current account deficit
- Cyclical unemployment
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