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Post Keynesian endogenous money theory: A theoretical and empirical investigation of the credit demand schedule

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The article investigates the relationship between interest rates and loan amounts provided by commercial banks from both a theoretical and an empirical perspective. Theoretically, some scholars belonging to the post Keynesian endogenous money tradition advocate that a decrease (increase) in interest rates leads to a positive (negative) effect on the amount of loans demanded by households and firms. On the other hand, some heterodox economists maintain that interest rates do not stimulate firms’ credit demand but that a certain degree of influence is allowed for loans provided to households. By applying a vector autoregression (VAR) and vector error-correction model (VECM) methodology to European Central Bank and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development data for the eurozone, this article proposes an empirical validation of such theoretical premises by analysing the relationship between the different types of credit provided by commercial banks and the corresponding interest rates. The main results show a negative relationship between the interest rates and the credit provided for the purchase of houses. Conversely, no significant relationship is found between loans granted to enterprises and loans for the purchase of consumption goods and the corresponding interest rates.

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  • Matteo Deleidi, 2018. "Post Keynesian endogenous money theory: A theoretical and empirical investigation of the credit demand schedule," Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 41(2), pages 185-209, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:mes:postke:v:41:y:2018:i:2:p:185-209
    DOI: 10.1080/01603477.2017.1338967
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