supply-side

[ suh-plahy-sahyd ]

/ səˈplaɪˌsaɪd /

adjective Economics.

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.

Nearby words

supplication, supply, supply and demand, supply chain, supply teacher, supply-side, supply-side economics, supply-sider, support, support area, support group

Origin of supply-side

First recorded in 1975–80

Examples from the Web for supply-side

And Arthur Laffer, the creator of supply-side economics, may have fathered six children.
Keynes’s Gift to Posterity|Michael Tomasky|May 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Is this the re-emergence of Paul Ryan's affiliation with the Jude Wanniski/Jack Kemp school of supply-side economics?
Why is Paul Ryan Embracing Immigration Reform?|David Frum|April 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A supply-side cut sees business investment as the key to growth.
Ryan on Kennedy (and Reagan) (Oh: and the One He Didn’t Mention)|Michael Tomasky|October 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Ronald Reagan could get away with sunny generalizations about supply-side economics because in 1980, it was just a theory.
The Only Big Idea Coming Out of the Romney-Ryan Camp Is the Big Lie|Michael Tomasky|August 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Even if you discount the supply-side problems with a Hillary primary challenge, there is a massive demand-side problem.
Ignore the Right's Hillary Hype|Peter Beinart|June 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST