Institutional Economics

Institutional Economics

What MMTers Won’t Tell You About Local Currency Debt Default

It happens all the time

Stephen Kirchner
Aug 13, 2020
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A country that issues its own currency cannot default on its debts. Wrong. Local currency debt issuance does not preclude the possibility of default. To see why, it is first necessary to appreciate t…

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