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Quantitative Easing (QE)

Level:: A-Level

Board:: AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, IB, OCR, WJEC

Last updated 21 Mar 2021

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This short revision video looks at how quantitative easing works in the UK and considers some of the arguments for and against QE as a form of unconventional monetary policy.

Economics of quantitative easing

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