FUNCTIONAL FINANCE
A heterodox macroeconomic theory developed by Abba Lerner during World War II that seeks to eliminate economic insecurity (i.e., the business cycle) through government intervention in the economy. Functional finance emphasizes the end result of interventionist policies on the economy and is based on three major beliefs:
- It is the role of government to stave off inflation and unemployment by controlling consumer spending through the raising and lowering of taxes.
- The purpose of government borrowing and lending is to control interest rates, investment levels and inflation.
- The government should print, hoard or destroy money as it sees fit to achieve these goals.
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A kind of contract or promise that requires a party to conduct some action. For example, a bond covenant which provides that the issuer must delive ...
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Efficiency
Performance level describing a process which uses the lowest amount of inputs to come up with the greatest amount of inputs. It is relative to usin ...
Tax Free
Goods and/or financial products that are not taxable. Having the tax free status allows an entity to save money and encourages additional spending ...
Reprice
A situation that is most often allowed for company executives or high-level employees. It permits them to trade in their options that out of the mo ...
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