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
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At the same time, the brevity that disallows discussion of the myriad central planning conceits of monetarism is simple when discussing Paul Volcker.
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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
Channeling the most famous monetarist of all (Milton Friedman), who admitted late in life that monetarism was bogus, money that actually circulates is always and everywhere an effect of production, not an instigator.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
In the aftermath of 2008, when central banks aggressively grew the money supply, many economists leaned on monetarism to predict imminent hyperinflation.
—Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Paul Swartz, TIME, 31 July 2024
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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
Channeling the most famous monetarist of all (Milton Friedman), who admitted late in life that monetarism was bogus, money that actually circulates is always and everywhere an effect of production, not an instigator.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
In the aftermath of 2008, when central banks aggressively grew the money supply, many economists leaned on monetarism to predict imminent hyperinflation.
—Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Paul Swartz, TIME, 31 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for monetarism
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“Monetarism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monetarism. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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