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Chicago Plan – why it never went anywhere

Debunking Economics - the podcast

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The Chicago Plan and the Importance of Deposits

Banks create money by creating loans and deposits, says Minsky. The Chicago plan was based on the wrong premise, he argues. What you're trying to do is stop banks being able to create loans definitely through expanding both the asset and liability side of their balance sheet.

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