Describe What a Financial Intermediary Is and Does

question 80

Essay

Describe what a financial intermediary is and does.

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Definitions:

Aggregate Supply

The total supply of goods and services that are available to consumers in an economy at a given price level in a given period.

Passive Approach

A passive approach involves a non-interventionist or minimal-effort strategy of dealing with situations, often contrasted with active strategies that require direct action.

Discretionary Fiscal Policy

Discretionary Fiscal Policy involves government action to stimulate or restrain the economy via changes in taxation and spending, based on current economic conditions.

Short-run Phillips Curve

A curve illustrating the inverse relationship between the rate of inflation and the rate of unemployment, showing that lower unemployment in the near term can be associated with higher inflation.