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Tag Archives: Demand

The Fallacy of Demand/Consumption Driven Growth

Economic Growth and the Business CycleBy Clinton D.SAugust 4, 2018Leave a comment

Intro: Growth does not result from an increase in demand, but from an increase in profitable ways to satisfy that demand. The idea that a lack of demand can cause a recession ignores the key point that demand is infinite and that any withheld consumption now must be in anticipation of future consumption. Mainstream economists…

What Causes Recessions and Recoveries?

Economic Growth and the Business CycleBy Clinton D.SAugust 3, 2018Leave a comment

Intro: Recessions do not just fall out of the sky and it usually takes a long period of economic distortions to build up before they occur. Recessions are the painful healing process that forces businesses to shift production more in line with consumer demands and the availability of real savings. Most economists find it impossible…

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