Functional finance

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:economic_policy
gptkbp:advocatesFor using fiscal policy to achieve full employment
using fiscal policy to achieve price stability
gptkbp:contrastsWith sound finance
gptkbp:emphasizes outcomes over budget balancing
gptkbp:focusesOn government fiscal policy
gptkbp:hasViewOf government debt as a tool, not a burden
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Functional finance
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Modern_Monetary_Theory
gptkbp:opposedBy balanced budget as a policy goal
gptkbp:originatedIn 1940s
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Abba_P._Lerner
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Economica
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Keynesian_economics
gptkbp:requires government should run surpluses if inflation is high
government should finance deficits if it increases aggregate demand
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Functional_Finance_and_the_Federal_Debt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7