Avoiding a great depression in the era of climate change

Bardsley, N. (2020) Avoiding a great depression in the era of climate change. In: Varotto, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5328-5327 and Billio, M. (eds.) A New World Post COVID-19: Lessons for Business, the Finance Industry and Policy Makers. Edizioni Ca' Foscari. ISBN 9788869694424 doi: 10.30687/978-88-6969-442-4/020

Abstract/Summary

If loan issue falls faster than repayments, money becomes increasingly scarce, leading to deflationary pressures and unemployment. Central banks have responded by “quantitative easing”, a regressive form of money printing which buys off the national debt. Such credit could instead finance green infrastructure, health and social care, a basic income, and debt relief. Fiscal policy expansion which is not monetised, in contrast, results in crowding out. Given the ecological crisis caused by greenhouse emissions, the aim ought not to be resumption of business as usual. A social-ecological response to the crisis would deploy a mixture of public credit creation deployed in prioritised sectors, progressive taxation, and direct curbs on greenhouse emissions.

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URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/92287
Identification Number/DOI	10.30687/978-88-6969-442-4/020
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Agriculture, Policy and Development > Department of Agri-Food Economics & Marketing
Publisher	Edizioni Ca' Foscari
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