Economics GCSE
Macroeconomic policies
What Macroeconomic policies means in Economics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Macroeconomic policies
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Reference: AQA
Various policies governments can use to influence the balance of payments, specifically to correct a persistent current account deficit.
Topics that use Macroeconomic policies
- Balance of payments (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Balance of payments
- Balance of trade
- Current account
- Current account deficit
- Current account surplus
- Economic growth
- Exchange rates
- Expenditure-reducing policies
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