inflationism
Noun (uncountable): - Economic policy: "inflationism" refers to a government or monetary policy that deliberately increases the money supply or encourages rising prices, often as a means to stimulate economic growth or reduce unemployment.
- (The policy of increasing the money supply caused noticeable inflation.)
- (The policy of promoting inflation reduces the real value of saved money.)
- (The use of inflationary measures to revive the economy.)
"Mild inflationism": a moderate or controlled approach to increasing the money supply.
- The economist advocated for mild inflationism to avoid deflationary spirals. (A cautious policy of slight price increases.)
"Chronic inflationism": persistent and long-term reliance on inflationary policies.
- Chronic inflationism in the 1970s led to stagflation in many countries. (Ongoing inflationary policies caused both high inflation and unemployment.)
Inflationist (noun): a person who supports or advocates for inflationism.
- The finance minister was a well-known inflationist, favoring expansionary monetary policy. (A supporter of inflationary policies.)
Inflationary (adj): relating to or causing inflation.
- Inflationary pressures increased after the new wage agreements. (Pressures that lead to rising prices.)
- Monetary expansion: the increase of a nation's money supply.
- Price-level policy: a strategy focused on influencing the general price level.
"Printing money": a colloquial term for inflationism, referring to the central bank creating new currency.
- The government's solution was simply printing money, a classic form of inflationism. (Using monetary expansion to fund spending.)
"Helicopter money": a metaphor for direct distribution of cash to the public as an extreme form of inflationism.
- Some economists proposed helicopter money as a radical inflationism tactic. (Direct money distribution to stimulate demand.)