New MMT graph: Not loanable funds!
Many textbooks illustrate an interest rate determined by supply and demand in a market for loanable funds. How can such a construct possibly be squared with a world in which money and monetary policy are important?
This new diagram illustrates an alternative model that is consistent with Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), which I have of course been touting in this space. (It is also our featured image at the top; for a crystal clear pdf version, click here.) The diagram is based on parts of a model presented in this 2014 paper of mine from the economics journal Metroeconomica.
The figure illustrates the MMT tenets that (1) government spending does not crowd out investment by raising interest rates; (2) that short-term interest rates are set by government policy, not supply and demand; (3) that the composition of government liabilities is determined by portfolio allocation decisions; (4) that neither monetary nor fiscal policy are “neutral,” in the sense of lacking impact on the larger economy; and (5) that financial flows imply impacts on stocks of assets. The figure is meant to illustrate certain ideas and leaves out much of the economy. I earnestly hope some teachers will consider using the model for teaching and provide credit to me or this blog, as stated on the figure itself. The figure also appears on this separate page; and can be viewed in larger format and downloaded as a pdf document here or after navigating to the MMT graph page. A related creation is the MMT model featured in this other recent post.
Editor’s Note, June 5: This post revised on June 4, 2019 to add more links, including links to new pages at this site about the MMT model and the MMT diagram.
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