Automatic stabilizers are a type of fiscal policy designed to offset fluctuations in a nation's economic activity through their normal operation without additional, timely authorization by the government or policymakers.
Automatic Stabilizer:
Automatic stabilizers are a type of Fiscal Policy designed to offset fluctuations in a nation's economic activity through their normal operation without additional, timely authorization by the government or policymakers. The best-known automatic stabilizers are progressively graduated corporate and personal income taxes, and transfer systems such as unemployment insurance and welfare. Automatic stabilizers are called this because they act to stabilize economic cycles and are automatically triggered without additional government action.