Re:Ask HN: Lost Economic Theories: Printing Inflation-Free M...
by dnautics on Thursday November 05, 2020 @10:35AM
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> If the government doubled the money supply instantly, for instance, the real GDP would increase by (say) 5% immediately because people would activate productive capacity that was not there.
Perhaps we should increase the money supply by 300%, to unlock a 15% gain in productivity!!
Or, they might get pissed off and revolt, tanking the economy by 75%.
Perhaps we should increase the money supply by 300%, to unlock a 15% gain in productivity!!
Or, they might get pissed off and revolt, tanking the economy by 75%.
One can never really be sure.