Economic Policy Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• purchasing : goals of economic policy are to maximize employment, production and _ power
• lower : the government is likely to do this to interest rates during times of recession
• raise : the government is likely to do this to interest rates during times of inflation
• inflation : period of excessively high prices
• discount : _ rate-interest rate banks pay to borrow from the federal reserve
• unemployment : major disadvantage of recession
• recession : period of reduced economic activity, job loss and less money available
• funds : federal _ rate-amount banks charge each other to borrow from their balances in the federal reserve bank
• policy : the federal government sets economic _
• reserve : _ ratio - the proportion of money banks must hold onto to the amount they can lend