Economic Policy Tools · Macroeconomics

Monetary Policy

The role of interest rates and the central bank in controlling the money supply.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do changes in interest rates affect a family's disposable income?
  2. 2Why is central bank independence important for economic stability?
  3. 3What happens when interest rates are already at zero?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

GCSE: Economics - Economic Policy Objectives and InstrumentsGCSE: Economics - Monetary Policy
Year: Year 10
Subject: Economics
Unit: Economic Policy Tools
Period: Macroeconomics

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