financial repression

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A set of government policies to reduce the real burden of government debt, such as capital controls or interest rate caps.

Word forms

financial repression financial repressions

Etymology

Introduced in 1973 by Stanford economists Edward S. Shaw and Ronald I. McKinnon.

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