inflationist
Currency expansion supporter
An inflationist advocates for inflation—specifically, policies that expand the money supply or increase prices.
The term typically appears in economic and political contexts, often used by critics of loose monetary policy: The inflationists in Congress pushed for another round of stimulus spending.
The opposite is a deflationist or hard-money advocate.
Promoting increase in size
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
- deficit financingSpending exceeding tax income
- pump primingInitial spending spurring activity
- easy moneyProfit gained effortlessly
quantitative easing · demand-side · multiplier effect · government spending · public investment · fiscal policy · Keynesian · currency debasement
Stagnant growth meets inflation
- devaluationLowering of currency worth
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
- currency debasementReducing money's intrinsic worth
- cost-pushInflation from higher production expenses
overheating · bubble · indexation · bracket creep · Weimar
Central bank economic controls
- fiscal policyState spending and taxation
- quantitative easingAsset purchases to boost economy
- stimulus packageGovernment spending to revive economy
- deficit spendingExpenditures funded by debt
Pro-intervention economic theory
- monetaristMoney-supply-first economist
- FriedmanInfluential free-market economist
- macroeconomicsStudy of aggregate economies
- economic theoryModel of resource allocation
expansionary
Promoting increase in size
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
- deficit financingSpending exceeding tax income
- pump primingInitial spending spurring activity
easy money · quantitative easing · demand-side · multiplier effect · government spending · public investment · fiscal policy · Keynesian · currency debasement
stagflation
Stagnant growth meets inflation
- devaluationLowering of currency worth
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
- currency debasementReducing money's intrinsic worth
cost-push · overheating · bubble · indexation · bracket creep · Weimar
monetary policy
Central bank economic controls
- fiscal policyState spending and taxation
- quantitative easingAsset purchases to boost economy
- stimulus packageGovernment spending to revive economy
Keynesian
Pro-intervention economic theory
- monetaristMoney-supply-first economist
- FriedmanInfluential free-market economist
- macroeconomicsStudy of aggregate economies
economic theory · supply-side · neoclassical · central banker · fiscal hawk
inflationistfiscal conservative
One opposing government overspending
deficit hawk · creditor · bondholder · saver · rentier
inflate, inflation, deflate, inflated, deflated, deflation, inflating, inflationary, hyperinflation