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The Austrian Business Cycle Theory and the recent fi nancial crisis

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  • Leonidas Zelmanovitz

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The argument presented in this paper is based on the recognition that theAustrian Business Cycle Theory is outdated in its description of how the effectsof monetary phenomena are transmitted to the real sector and producebusiness cycles. In the paper it is argued that there are epistemologicallimitations for successfully preventing infl ationary credit expansions bythe adoption of Infl ation Targeting policies and that the adoption of suchpolicies is the cause of the economic boom that ended in 2007. It is alsodescribed in the paper how monetary contraction happened, starting inSeptember 2008; and that is offered as an explanation for the beginningof the downturn. Finally, it is argued in the paper that once started thedownturn a prudential response by the monetary authorities, one thatwould mimic the reactions of the competing money suppliers in a freemarket would have been, is the proper course of action under the currentmonetary arrangements.RESUMENLA TEORÍA AUSTRÍACA DEL CICLO ECONÓMICO Y LA RECIENTE CRISIS FINANCIERALa argumentación de este artículo se basa en el reconocimiento de que laTeoría Austríaca del Ciclo Económico está desactualizada en su descripciónde cómo los efectos del fenómeno monetario son transmitidos al sector realy generan ciclos de negocio.En el artículo se sostiene que hay limitaciones epistemológicas paraprevenir exitosamente las expansiones inflacionarias por la adopción depolíticas específicas de inflación y que la adopción de dichas políticases la causa del boom" económico que terminó en 2007. Tambiénse describe cómo ocurrió la contracción monetaria empezando enseptiembre de 2008 y que se ofrece como una explicación para el iniciodel declive. Finalmente, una vez el declive inició hubo una respuestaprudente de las autoridades monetarias. Una respuesta que habría sido laimitación de las reacciones de los proveedores de dinero, competidoresen un mercado libre y que sería el curso de acción apropiado bajo losactuales acuerdos monetarios.RESUMOA TEORIA AUSTRÍACA DO CICLO ECONOMICO E A RECENTE CRISE FINANCEIRAO argumento apresentado neste documento baseia-se no reconhecimentode que a teoria austríaca do ciclo economico nao está atualizada na suadescricao de como os efeitos dos fenomenos monetários sao transmitidos aosetor real e produz os ciclos economicos.No documento argumenta-se que existem limitacoes epistemológicaspara o sucesso da prevencao da expansao inflacionária de créditopela adocao de políticas de metas de inflacao e que a adocao destaspolíticas é a causa do boom economico que terminou em 2007. Tambémse descreve no documento como a contracao monetária que aconteceu,a partir de setembro de 2008, e que se oferece como uma explicacaopara o comeco da recessao. Finalmente, se argumenta no documento queuma vez que comecou a crise uma resposta prudente das autoridadesmonetárias, haveria sido simular as reacoes dos provedores de fundos quecompetem em um mercado livre, é o curso de acao apropriado no regimemonetário atual.RÉSUMÉLA THÉORIE AUTRICHIENNE DU CYCLE D´AFFAIRES ET DE LA RÉCENTE CRISE FINANCIEREL´argument présenté dans ce document est basé sur la reconnaissance quela théorie autrichienne du cycle d´affaires est dépassé dans sa descriptionde la facon dont les effets des phénomenes monétaires sont transmises ausecteur réel et produisent des cycles économiques. Dans le document il estfait valoir qu´il ya des limites épistémologiques pour une prévention efficacede l´expansion de crédit inflationniste par l´adoption de politiques de ciblesd´inflation et que l´adoption de que telles politiques sont la cause de l´essoréconomique qui a pris fin en 2007.Il est également décrit dans le document comment contraction monétairequi s´est passé, a partir de Septembre 2008 et qui est offert comme uneexplication pour le début de la récession. Enfin, il est soutenu dans le documentqu´une fois que la récession a commencé une réponse prudentielle par lesautorités monétaires, qui imiterait les réactions des fournisseurs de l´argenten concurrence dans un marché libre aurait été, c´est le bon déroulement del´action sous les arrangements monétaires actuelles."

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  • Leonidas Zelmanovitz, 2011. "The Austrian Business Cycle Theory and the recent fi nancial crisis," Revista Criterio Libre, Universidad Libre - Sede Principal, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:col:000370:009272
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    Keywords

    Austrian school of economics; economic cycle; fi nancial crisis;
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    JEL classification:

    • B25 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925 - - - Historical; Institutional; Evolutionary; Austrian; Stockholm School
    • E44 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
    • E65 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Studies of Particular Policy Episodes

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