Money Supply in the United States

Money Supply (Economics Term) in the Federal Budget Process

Meaning of Money Supply in the congressional and executive budget processes (GAO source): Anything that is generally accepted in payment for goods and services or in the repayment of debt. Narrow definitions of the money supply include currency and checking accounts, while broader definitions include other types of assets, such as savings deposits and money market mutual funds.

Resources

See Also

• Federal Appropriations
• Entries about the United States Budget Process in the Encyclopedia (including Money Supply)
• Public Debt

Further Reading

• Legislatures and the budget process: the myth of fiscal control

  (J Wehner, 2010)

• Reconcilable Differences?: Congress, the Budget Process, and the Deficit (JB Gilmour, 1990)
• Fiscal institutions and fiscal performance

  (JM Poterba, J von Hagen, 2008)