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The recession of the early 1980s was caused by the combination of 1) tight monetary policy, 2) the Reagan tax cut, 3) increased government spending ^{[citation needed]}. The causing aggregate demand to increase, while at the same time constraining the money supply resulted in very high interest rates, which caused the economy to stall out. Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 â€“ June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981â€“1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967â€“1975). ...

Categories: Articles with unsourced statements | Recessions | Economics and finance stubs Supply-side economics is a school of macroeconomic thought which emphasizes the importance of tax cuts and business incentives in encouraging economic growth, in the belief that businesses and individuals will use their tax savings to create new businesses and expand old businesses, which in turn will increase productivity, employment...

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List of recessions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (502 words)
	Early 1980s recession - 1982 and 1983, caused by tight monetary policy in the U.S. to control inflation and sharp correction to overproduction of the previous decade which had been masked by inflation
	Late 1980s recession - 1987 to early 1990s, collapse of junk bonds and a sharp stock crash in the United States leads to a recession in much of the West
	Early 2000s recession - 2000 to 2003: the collapse of the Dot Com Bubble contributes to a relatively mild contraction in the North American economy.

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