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Keiretsu

Economics: Principles & Practices

Definition: Independently owned group of Japanese firms joined and governed by an external board of directors in order to regulate competition

Key rate

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Definition: The interest rate that controls, either directly or indirectly, bank lending rates and the cost of credit paid by borrowers.

Keynesian economics

Economics: Principles & Practices

Definition:  Government spending and taxation policies suggested by John Maynard Keynes to stimulate the economy; synonymous with fiscal policies or demand-side economics

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Definition: An economic theory originated by the British economist John Maynard Keynes and his followers. Keynes maintained that governments should use the power of the budget to maintain economic growth and stability and overcome the recessionary cycles common in most western economies.

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Definition: An economic theory originated by the British economist John Maynard Keynes and his followers. Keynes maintained that governments should use the power of the budget to maintain economic growth and stability and overcome the recessionary cycles common in most western economies.