supply-side

American  

[suh-plahy-sahyd] / səˈplaɪˌsaɪd /

adjective

Economics.

1. of or relating to a theory that stresses the reduction of taxes, especially for those of higher income, as a means of encouraging business investment and growth and stabilizing the economy.

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Etymology

Origin of supply-side

First recorded in 1975–80

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How does supply-side compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• supply-side vs. demand-side

Example Sentences

Hassett describes himself as a supply-side economist, a philosophy associated with Republicans since the presidency of Ronald Reagan.

From Barron's

“That supply-side focus of his has been a part of his intellectual foundation as an economist. This makes it possible for him to both be loyal to the president and be an independent chair.”

From Barron's

Priorities must include determining the best way to set the inflation target amid high supply-side volatility, developing better intermediate policy tools, establishing structural defenses against groupthink within the Fed Open Market Committee, increasing accountability, strengthening compliance culture, and improving forecasting capabilities.

From MarketWatch

Yet the U.S. has now wrung out the majority of the productivity gains achieved through Covid-era business upgrades and workforce dynamics, while the most recent drivers of productivity growth, including full employment, fixed investment, and supply-side stability, are ebbing.

From Barron's

According to Caruso, there’s a “high probability of a persistent structural supply-side deficit,” with some forecasts calling for copper demand to increase by 1 million metric tons per year over the next decade.

From MarketWatch