Economic Growth Requires Savings, Not Money Pumping

Tags: Central Banks, Monetary Policy

12/29/2022 Frank Shostak

Keynesians believe that economic growth can occur only with an expanding supply of money. Growth doesn’t need more money; it needs more savings.

Original Article: “Economic Growth Requires Savings, Not Money Pumping”

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