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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• supply-side vs. demand-side

Example Sentences

“As with any supply-side shock, it can lead you in a stagflationary direction, with the inflation side of the mandate getting worse just as the employment side is getting worse, and that’s always the worst-case scenario for a central bank,” he said.

From Barron's

The culprit could be a supply-side shock: reduced driver capacity tied to stricter commercial-driver’s-license requirements and increased immigration enforcement.

From Barron's

“However, any further material escalation would amplify supply-side pressures and present significant upside risk,” BMI says.

From The Wall Street Journal

“A second supply-side inflation shock, while the inflationary impact from tariffs is still unfolding, could make further rate cuts hard to justify, at least in the nearer term,” he added.

From Barron's

But demographics more than energy policy or the supply-side scars of the pandemic explain Germany’s rapidly deteriorating performance, a 2024 working paper from the German Council of Economic Experts warned.

From The Wall Street Journal