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Economic Definition of discretionary monetary policy. Defined.

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Term discretionary monetary policy Definition: Explicit changes in the money supply and/or interest rates (monetary policy) that are made with the expressed goal of stabilizing business cycles, reducing unemployment, and/or lowering inflation. Discretionary fiscal policy is a similar type of policy.

 

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