Macroprudential regulation
What Macroprudential regulation means in Economics A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Regulation focused on the whole economy, identifying and monitoring macroeconomic risks and taking action to remove systemic threats to the whole UK financial system.
The shift from micro-level supervision to systemic oversight, focusing on the resilience of the entire financial system against shocks and the prevention of contagion.
Topics that use Macroprudential regulation
- The regulation of the financial system (AQA A-Level)
- The financial sector (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Bank run
- Capital ratio
- Consumer protection
- Financial intermediation
- Financial stability
- Insolvency
- Liquidity ratio
- Macro-prudential policy
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