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The Debt-Deflation Theory of Great Depressions

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The Debt-Deflation Theory of Great Depressions - Fisher, Irving
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Following the stock market crash of 1929 and the ensuing Great Depression, Fisher developed a theory of economic crises called "debt-deflation," which rejected general equilibrium theory and attributed crises to the bursting of a credit bubble. According to the debt deflation theory, a sequence of effects of the debt bubble bursting occurs: 1. Debt liquidation and distress selling. 2. Contraction of the money supply as bank loans are paid off. 3. A fall in the level of asset prices. 4. A still greater fall in the net worth ...

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The Debt-Deflation Theory of Great Depressions 2012, Createspace, North Charleston SC

ISBN-13: 9781469947082

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The Debt-Deflation Theory of Great Depressions 2011, Martino Fine Books

ISBN-13: 9781614270102

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