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Instead of buying assets, the central bank would transfer money into the economy without any exchange of assets.
Instead of buying assets, the central bank would transfer money into the economy without any exchange of assets.
''"... helicopter money is a very bad idea."''
The Treasurer, October 2016, p15.





Revision as of 12:03, 20 February 2020

Helicopter money is a hypothetical method for a central bank to create new money.

Instead of buying assets, the central bank would transfer money into the economy without any exchange of assets.


See also