: of, relating to, or being an economic theory that reduction of tax rates encourages more earnings, savings, and investment and thereby expands economic activity and the total taxable national income

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The supply-side economics of the Reagan era discouraged government intervention into the balance of supply and demand. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025 Consumption and housing drags Chinese policymakers emphasized boosting consumption as a top priority this year, after several years of policy focused heavily on driving the economy with supply-side infrastructure and manufacturing investment. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025 Tariffs In Healthcare Economics Back to healthcare, tariffs distort intertemporal resource allocation, elevating input costs (e.g., Chinese pharmaceutical ingredients) and triggering supply-side inflation. Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 That's the beating heart of supply-side tax thought. Axios, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for supply-side

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1976, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of supply-side was in 1976

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“Supply-side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supply-side. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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