Mark Gertsen

Articles

Interest Rates, Roundaboutness, and Business Cycles: An Empirical Study

01/07/2020 Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics Mark Gertsen

Can policy-induced deviations from the natural rate of interest increase roundaboutness in production? Mark Gertsen studies 28 developed economies using an ARDL model, and finds Austrian boom-bust dynamics.

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