The principal explanation for the decline in real interest rates has been high and rising inequality
A paper by Atif Mian, Ludwig Straub and Amir Sufi at the Jackson Hole monetary conference on 27 August illuminates this issue.
The shift in the distribution of income towards the top inevitably raised the overall propensity to save.
The analysis starts with estimates of the real “natural rate” of interest, a concept that goes back to the Swedish economist Knut Wicksell.
Stagflation would create devastating problems for weaker borrowers, notably heavily indebted emerging economies.
Martin Wolf FT 21 September 2021
https://www.ft.com/content/1b65d2c0-251c-467d-b924-42f0c78c3d34
Superrika sparare ger ultralåg ränta
Viktor Munkhammar DI 2 september 2021
https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2021/09/superrika-sparare-ger-ultralag-ranta.html
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