gemeinsam mit seinem unartigem Stiefkind 'Postkeynesian' in angelsächsischer Makrodiskussion auf dem Vormarsch... Basics
1. What is money?
Modern Monetary Theory: Money is a debt or IOU of the state
Conventional Wisdom: Money is any object or record, that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a given country or socio-economic context. 2. Why is money needed? MMT: Money is needed in order to pay taxes
Conventional Wisdom: Money is needed as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, and a store of value. 3. Where does money come from?
MMT: The government just credits accounts
Conventional Wisdom: Money comes from the government printing currency and making it legal tender.
4. Government Spending: any limits?
MMT: government spending is not constrained.
Conventional Wisdom: government spending should be constrained
5. What is Quantitative Easing?
MMT: It is an asset swap. It is not "printing money" and it is not a very good anti-recession strategy.
Conventional Wisdom: Quantitative Easing is "money printing"
6. What is the view on personal debt?
MMT: personal debt is not dangerous
Conventional Wisdom: too much debt is dangerous
7. What is the view on foreign trade?
MMT: Exporters please just take some more fiat money and everyone will be fat and happy!
Old School Wisdom: Trade arrangements will break down if a currency is debased
Source: http://hir.harvard.edu/debt-deficits-and-modern-monetary-theory ----------- 'Being a contrarian is tough, lonely and generally right'
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