The Fiscal Cliff—Lessons from the 1930s Steve Keen www.debtdeflation.com/blogs www.debunkingeconomics.com.

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The Fiscal Cliff—Lessons from the 1930s Steve Keen

Key insights Understanding banks, debt & money key to understanding crisis Economists didn’t see the crisis coming because they ignore banks: –“I’m all for including the banking sector in stories where it’s relevant; but why is it so crucial to a story about debt and leverage?” (Paul Krugman, “Minsky & Methodology”)Minsky & Methodology Banks crucial because lending increases cash flow in the economy –Effective demand is income plus the change in debt –Analysis of dynamics of debt Explains the crisis Gives guidance to what the future may hold…

Key data: Debt to GDP ratios since 1920 Why now is comparable to The Great Depression

The economic crisis A fall in GDP, but nothing like the Great Depression…

GDP and the levels of private & public debt Private debt far bigger than both GDP and public debt…

GDP and the change in private & public debt Crisis began when growth of private debt stopped… 2 years of heavy private sector deleveraging

Effective demand as GDP plus change in debt Now the scale of the crisis is obvious…

Change in debt and unemployment Rising private debt causes falling unemployment; Rising unemployment causes rising public debt

Debt and asset prices Accelerating debt causes rising asset prices

The 1930s collapse in GDP Much sharper falls in nominal and real GDP…

GDP and debt levels Much smaller debt bubble in the 1930s than today…

GDP and change in debt Much longer period of private sector deleveraging Much slower and smaller government deficit response 4 years of heavy private sector deleveraging 2 more years

Effective demand: much longer plunge below income Extended deleveraging compared to today Relatively minor government stimulus response

The Fiscal Cliff of 1937 Dip back into Depression as private sector deleveraging recommenced

Recovery in WWII Huge increase in government stimulus drives GDP up Private sector delevers during WWII with minor impact on GDP

Private sector deleveraging during WWII Fall in private sector debt far greater during WWII than during Great Depression, but little impact on GDP Stimulus, not austerity, ended Great Depression

Private sector finishes deleveraging during WWII Private debt 45% of GDP in 1945—down from 175% in 1930

Takeaway Points Private debt and government debt are independent –But they affect each other Both boost demand in the economy when they rise –and reduce it when they fall. Private debt is more important than public debt because –it is so much larger, and –it drives the economy whereas government debt reacts to it The crisis was caused by the growth of private debt collapsing Government debt rose because the economy collapsed –and it reduced the severity of the crisis A premature attempt to reduce government debt through “The Fiscal Cliff” could trigger a renewed bout of deleveraging by the private sector, which could push the economy back into a recession. Main challenge of public policy is not reducing government debt –But managing the impact of the “Rock of Damocles” of private debt that hangs over the economy.