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liquidity trap

A situation in which expansionary monetary policy fails to stimulate the economy. As used by Keynes (1936), this meant interest rates so low that expectations of their increase made people unwilling to holdbonds. Today it usually means a nominal interest rate so near zero that lowering it further is impossible or ineffective.

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