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Should we Have Index Loans?

In: Inflation

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  • Guy Arvidsson

    (University of Lund)

Abstract

Though one can see why index loans have been advocated primarily as a means of protecting savers against losses resulting from inflation and/or as a means of stimulating private saving, it is nevertheless remarkable that discussions about, and propaganda for, index loans have largely centred on savers and saving. Index loans possess no characteristics which — even during inflation — put savers and lenders in a better position than ordinary loans (hereinafter called money loans). Whether, with a given rate of inflation, index loans will prove to be more advantageous to lenders than money loans depends entirely on their respective rates of interest.

Suggested Citation

  • Guy Arvidsson, 1962. "Should we Have Index Loans?," International Economic Association Series, in: Douglas C. Hague (ed.), Inflation, chapter 0, pages 112-126, Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Handle: RePEc:pal:intecp:978-1-349-08455-5_8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-08455-5_8
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