supply-side

[ suh-plahy-sahyd ]

adjective

, Economics.

1. of or relating to a theory that stresses the reduction of taxes, especially for those of higher income, as a means of encouraging business investment and growth and stabilizing the economy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of supply-side¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

In an analysis published in the Washington Post, Mark Zandi, the chief economist of Moody's Analytics, and Jim Parrott, a fellow at the Urban Institute, described the plan as “the most aggressive supply-side push since the national investment in housing that followed World War II.”

From Salon

But this diagnosis of the child-care market as a simple supply-side problem conflicts with how child-care experts see it.

From Los Angeles Times

For Harris' plan to succeed, it will need to address these supply-side challenges while also addressing local zoning laws and regulations.

From Salon

There's no need to keep pretending that "supply-side economics" actually work or that climate change isn't real.

From Salon

Reagan's budget director, David Stockman, actually spilled the beans to journalist William Greider, telling him, "It's kind of hard to sell 'trickle down, so the supply-side formula was the only way to get a tax policy that was really 'trickle down.' Supply-side is 'trickle-down' theory."

From Salon