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Stephen Mihm
An Old Tool to Fight a New Recession
Perishable Money
Bloomberg, 2019
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To fight the next global recession, decaying money might be a better choice than more money.
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Traditional monetary policy prescribes injecting money into a system in crisis. But with interest rates near zero, US policy makers will need a new trick to stimulate the economy the next time it buckles. In this intriguing Bloomberg column, history professor Stephen Mihm argues that central bankers should bone up on a idea proposed more than 100 years ago: that what an ailing economy needs isn’t more money but faster money. Executives, entrepreneurs and citizens interested in a creative response to the next recession will find this a thought-provoking article.
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Stephen Mihm is an associate professor of history at the University of Georgia.
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