monetarism

noun

mon·​e·​tar·​ism ˈmä-nə-tə-ˌri-zəm 

 also  ˈmə-

: a theory in economics that stable economic growth can be assured only by control of the rate of increase of the money supply to match the capacity for growth of real productivity

monetarist

ˈmä-nə-tə-rist 

 also  ˈmə-

noun or adjective

Examples of monetarism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the same time, the brevity that disallows discussion of the myriad central planning conceits of monetarism is simple when discussing Paul Volcker. —John Tamny, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025

Yes, Syria, much like every city, state and country, is a thorough rejection of monetarism. —John Tamny, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025

Hammered into generations of students, monetarism—the school of thought that linked growth in money supply and inflation—has enduring appeal even as empirical failures have accumulated. —Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Paul Swartz, TIME, 31 July 2024

Anyone who suggests that a return to monetarism could have prevented the reemergence of inflation in recent years should look carefully at Thatcher’s experience with monetarism—and at Paul Volcker’s too—and steer well clear of it. —Tim Lankester, Fortune, 16 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for monetarism

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