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Reaganomics (/reɪɡəˈnɒmɪks/; a portmanteau of Reagan and economics attributed to Paul Harvey),^[1] or Reaganism, were the neoliberal^[2]^[3]^[4] economic policies promoted by U.S. President Ronald Reagan during the 1980s. These policies are characterized as supply-side economics, trickle-down economics, or "voodoo economics" by opponents,^[5] while Reagan and his advocates preferred to call it free-market economics.

The pillars of Reagan's economic policy included increasing defense spending, balancing the federal budget and slowing the growth of government spending, reducing the federal income tax and capital gains tax, reducing government regulation, and tightening the money supply in order to reduce inflation.^[6]

The results of Reaganomics are still debated. Supporters point to the end of stagflation, stronger GDP growth, and an entrepreneurial revolution in the decades that followed.^[7]^[8] Critics point to the widening income gap, what they described as an atmosphere of greed, reduced economic mobility, and the national debt tripling in eight years which ultimately reversed the post-World War II trend of a shrinking national debt as percentage of GDP.^[9]^[10]

^ Holley, Joe (March 1, 2009). "Broadcaster Delivered 'The Rest of the Story'". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
^ Springer, Simon; Birch, Kean; MacLeavy, Julie, eds. (2016). The Handbook of Neoliberalism. Routledge. pp. 3, 65, 144. ISBN 978-1138844001.
^ Gerstle, Gary (2022). The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market Era. Oxford University Press. pp. 121–128. ISBN 978-0197519646.
^ Bartel, Fritz (2022). The Triumph of Broken Promises: The End of the Cold War and the Rise of Neoliberalism. Harvard University Press. pp. 18–19. ISBN 9780674976788.
^ Domitrovic, Brian (December 2, 2018). "George H. W. Bush's Voodoo Rhetoric". Forbes. Bush used the term in the 1980 Pennsylvania primary as Reagan endorsed New York Rep. Jack Kemp's proposal for a 30% cut in income-tax rates. Bush was clear about what was "voodoo" about the tax cut. It would result in an increase in the inflation rate of the same magnitude. A 30% tax cut would result in an additional 30 percentage points of inflation.
^ Niskanen, William A. (1992). "Reaganomics". In David R. Henderson (ed.). Concise Encyclopedia of Economics (1st ed.). Library of Economics and Liberty. OCLC 317650570, 50016270, 163149563
^ "Reagan's Economic Legacy". Bloomberg Businessweek. June 21, 2004. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
^ Dinesh D'Souza (1997). Ronald Reagan: How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader. Touchstone. pp. 124–125. ISBN 0-684-84823-6.
^ Cite error: The named reference U.S. Debt was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Paul Krugman (2007). The Conscience of a Liberal. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-06069-0.

[1] Holley, Joe (March 1, 2009). "Broadcaster Delivered 'The Rest of the Story'". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 1, 2009.

[2] Springer, Simon; Birch, Kean; MacLeavy, Julie, eds. (2016). The Handbook of Neoliberalism. Routledge. pp. 3, 65, 144. ISBN 978-1138844001.

[3] Gerstle, Gary (2022). The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market Era. Oxford University Press. pp. 121–128. ISBN 978-0197519646.

[4] Bartel, Fritz (2022). The Triumph of Broken Promises: The End of the Cold War and the Rise of Neoliberalism. Harvard University Press. pp. 18–19. ISBN 9780674976788.

[5] Domitrovic, Brian (December 2, 2018). "George H. W. Bush's Voodoo Rhetoric". Forbes. Bush used the term in the 1980 Pennsylvania primary as Reagan endorsed New York Rep. Jack Kemp's proposal for a 30% cut in income-tax rates. Bush was clear about what was "voodoo" about the tax cut. It would result in an increase in the inflation rate of the same magnitude. A 30% tax cut would result in an additional 30 percentage points of inflation.

[nisk_concise-6] Niskanen, William A. (1992). "Reaganomics". In David R. Henderson (ed.). Concise Encyclopedia of Economics (1st ed.). Library of Economics and Liberty. OCLC 317650570, 50016270, 163149563

[7] "Reagan's Economic Legacy". Bloomberg Businessweek. June 21, 2004. Retrieved July 2, 2018.

[8] Dinesh D'Souza (1997). Ronald Reagan: How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader. Touchstone. pp. 124–125. ISBN 0-684-84823-6.

[U.S._Debt-9] Cite error: The named reference U.S. Debt was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[10] Paul Krugman (2007). The Conscience of a Liberal. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-06069-0.

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