Debt-Deflation Theory of Great Depressions

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:economic_policy
gptkbp:category history
macroeconomics
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Ben_Bernanke
gptkb:Hyman_Minsky
modern macroeconomists
gptkbp:describes relationship between debt, deflation, and economic depressions
gptkbp:explains how reduced spending and investment deepen economic depression
how deflation increases real debt burden
how increased debt burden leads to bankruptcies
how bankruptcies lead to reduced spending and investment
gptkbp:focusesOn effects of over-indebtedness
falling prices (deflation)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Debt-Deflation Theory of Great Depressions
gptkbp:influenced macroeconomic policy discussions
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Irving_Fisher
1933
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Econometrica
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Great_Depression
monetary economics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Irving_Fisher
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5