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	'''Monetary policy''' refers to the manipulation of the supply of money by an institution which has the [[monopoly]] control of money production in a nation - usually a [[central bank]] - in an attempt to achieve certain objectives. Commonly these stated objectives are to maintain economic growth, limit unemployment, or both.<ref name="Monetary_policy">Tobin, James. [http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/MonetaryPolicy.html "The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics: Monetary Policy"], referenced 2011-11-23.</ref> Monetary policy includes actions such as [[qualitative easing]] and [[quantitative easing]]. Those who advocate the use of monetary policy, such as [[monetarists]] and [[Keynsians]], presuppose that changes in the money supply can result in positive changes in economic growth or employment.<ref name="Monetary_policy" /> However, other economic schools of thought such as [[Austrian economics]], suggest that manipulation in the money supply will not achieve such desired effects and instead often will result in redistributions of wealth and other harmful economic distortions.<ref>[[Murray Rothbard]].[~~http~~://~~mises~~.org/~~resources~~/~~617~~ "What Has Government Done to Our Money?"], 2010, page 57.</ref> Furthermore, the [[Austrian business cycle theory]] attempts to show how it is in fact the actions of central banks, through inflationary monetary policies, which lead to the booms and busts of business cycles.<ref>[[Murray Rothbard]].[~~http~~://~~mises~~.org/~~resources~~/~~1082~~ "Man, Economy, and State"], 2009, page 859.</ref>		'''Monetary policy''' refers to the manipulation of the supply of money by an institution which has the [[monopoly]] control of money production in a nation - usually a [[central bank]] - in an attempt to achieve certain objectives. Commonly these stated objectives are to maintain economic growth, limit unemployment, or both.<ref name="Monetary_policy">Tobin, James. [http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/MonetaryPolicy.html "The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics: Monetary Policy"], referenced 2011-11-23.</ref> Monetary policy includes actions such as [[qualitative easing]] and [[quantitative easing]]. Those who advocate the use of monetary policy, such as [[monetarists]] and [[Keynsians]], presuppose that changes in the money supply can result in positive changes in economic growth or employment.<ref name="Monetary_policy" /> However, other economic schools of thought such as [[Austrian economics]], suggest that manipulation in the money supply will not achieve such desired effects and instead often will result in redistributions of wealth and other harmful economic distortions.<ref>[[Murray Rothbard]].[https://freecapitalists.org/books/what-has-government-done-to-our-money/ "What Has Government Done to Our Money?"], 2010, page 57.</ref> Furthermore, the [[Austrian business cycle theory]] attempts to show how it is in fact the actions of central banks, through inflationary monetary policies, which lead to the booms and busts of business cycles.<ref>[[Murray Rothbard]].[https://freecapitalists.org/books/man-economy-and-state-with-power-and-market/ "Man, Economy, and State"], 2009, page 859.</ref>

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	'''Monetary policy''' refers to the manipulation of the supply of money by an institution which has the [[monopoly]] control of money production in a nation - usually a [[central bank]] - in an attempt to achieve certain objectives. Commonly these stated objectives are to maintain economic growth, limit unemployment, or both.<ref name="Monetary_policy">Tobin, James. [http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/MonetaryPolicy.html "The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics: Monetary Policy"], referenced 2011-11-23.</ref> Monetary policy ~~inculdes~~ actions such as [[qualitative easing]] and [[quantitative easing]]. Those who advocate the use of monetary policy, such as [[monetarists]] and [[Keynsians]], ~~pressupose~~ that changes in the money supply can result in positive changes in economic growth or employment.<ref name="Monetary_policy" /> However, other economic schools of thought such as [[Austrian economics]], suggest that manipulation in the money supply will not achieve such desired effects and instead often will result in redistributions of wealth and other harmful economic distortions.<ref>[[Murray Rothbard]].[http://mises.org/resources/617 "What Has Government Done to Our Money?"], 2010, page 57.</ref> Furthermore, the [[Austrian business cycle theory]] attempts to show how it is in fact the actions of central banks, through inflationary monetary policies, which lead to the booms and busts of business cycles.<ref>[[Murray Rothbard]].[http://mises.org/resources/1082 "Man, Economy, and State"], 2009, page 859.</ref>		'''Monetary policy''' refers to the manipulation of the supply of money by an institution which has the [[monopoly]] control of money production in a nation - usually a [[central bank]] - in an attempt to achieve certain objectives. Commonly these stated objectives are to maintain economic growth, limit unemployment, or both.<ref name="Monetary_policy">Tobin, James. [http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/MonetaryPolicy.html "The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics: Monetary Policy"], referenced 2011-11-23.</ref> Monetary policy includes actions such as [[qualitative easing]] and [[quantitative easing]]. Those who advocate the use of monetary policy, such as [[monetarists]] and [[Keynsians]], presuppose that changes in the money supply can result in positive changes in economic growth or employment.<ref name="Monetary_policy" /> However, other economic schools of thought such as [[Austrian economics]], suggest that manipulation in the money supply will not achieve such desired effects and instead often will result in redistributions of wealth and other harmful economic distortions.<ref>[[Murray Rothbard]].[http://mises.org/resources/617 "What Has Government Done to Our Money?"], 2010, page 57.</ref> Furthermore, the [[Austrian business cycle theory]] attempts to show how it is in fact the actions of central banks, through inflationary monetary policies, which lead to the booms and busts of business cycles.<ref>[[Murray Rothbard]].[http://mises.org/resources/1082 "Man, Economy, and State"], 2009, page 859.</ref>

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	'''Monetary policy''' refers to the manipulation of the supply of money by an institution which has the [[monopoly]] control of money production in a nation - usually a [[central bank]] - in an attempt to achieve certain objectives. Commonly these stated objectives are to maintain economic growth, limit unemployment, or both.<ref name="Monetary_policy">Tobin, James. [http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/MonetaryPolicy.html "The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics: Monetary Policy"], referenced 2011-11-23.</ref> Monetary policy inculdes actions such as [[qualitative easing]] and [[quantitative easing]]. Those who advocate the use of monetary policy, such as [[monetarists]] and [[Keynsians]], pressupose that changes in the money supply ~~will~~ result in positive changes in economic growth or employment.<ref name="Monetary_policy" /> However, other economic schools of thought such as [[Austrian economics]], suggest that manipulation in the money supply will not achieve such desired effects and instead often will result in redistributions of wealth and other harmful economic distortions.<ref>[[Murray Rothbard]].[http://mises.org/resources/617 "What Has Government Done to Our Money?"], 2010, page 57.</ref> Furthermore, the [[Austrian business cycle theory]] attempts to show how it is in fact the actions of central banks, through inflationary monetary policies, which lead to the booms and busts of business cycles.<ref>[[Murray Rothbard]].[http://mises.org/resources/1082 "Man, Economy, and State"], 2009, page 859.</ref>		'''Monetary policy''' refers to the manipulation of the supply of money by an institution which has the [[monopoly]] control of money production in a nation - usually a [[central bank]] - in an attempt to achieve certain objectives. Commonly these stated objectives are to maintain economic growth, limit unemployment, or both.<ref name="Monetary_policy">Tobin, James. [http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/MonetaryPolicy.html "The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics: Monetary Policy"], referenced 2011-11-23.</ref> Monetary policy inculdes actions such as [[qualitative easing]] and [[quantitative easing]]. Those who advocate the use of monetary policy, such as [[monetarists]] and [[Keynsians]], pressupose that changes in the money supply can result in positive changes in economic growth or employment.<ref name="Monetary_policy" /> However, other economic schools of thought such as [[Austrian economics]], suggest that manipulation in the money supply will not achieve such desired effects and instead often will result in redistributions of wealth and other harmful economic distortions.<ref>[[Murray Rothbard]].[http://mises.org/resources/617 "What Has Government Done to Our Money?"], 2010, page 57.</ref> Furthermore, the [[Austrian business cycle theory]] attempts to show how it is in fact the actions of central banks, through inflationary monetary policies, which lead to the booms and busts of business cycles.<ref>[[Murray Rothbard]].[http://mises.org/resources/1082 "Man, Economy, and State"], 2009, page 859.</ref>

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'''Monetary policy''' refers to the manipulation of the supply of money by an institution which has the [[monopoly]] control of money production in a nation - usually a [[central bank]] - in an attempt to achieve certain objectives. Commonly these stated objectives are to maintain economic growth, limit unemployment, or both.<ref name="Monetary_policy">Tobin, James. [http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/MonetaryPolicy.html "The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics: Monetary Policy"], referenced 2011-11-23.</ref> Monetary policy inculdes actions such as [[qualitative easing]] and [[quantitative easing]]. Those who advocate the use of monetary policy, such as [[monetarists]] and [[Keynsians]], pressupose that changes in the money supply will result in positive changes in economic growth or employment.<ref name="Monetary_policy" /> However, other economic schools of thought such as [[Austrian economics]], suggest that manipulation in the money supply will not achieve such desired effects and instead often will result in redistributions of wealth and other harmful economic distortions.<ref>[[Murray Rothbard]].[http://mises.org/resources/617 "What Has Government Done to Our Money?"], 2010, page 57.</ref> Furthermore, the [[Austrian business cycle theory]] attempts to show how it is in fact the actions of central banks, through inflationary monetary policies, which lead to the booms and busts of business cycles.<ref>[[Murray Rothbard]].[http://mises.org/resources/1082 "Man, Economy, and State"], 2009, page 859.</ref>

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