Monday, January 7, 2013

Krugman: macroeconomics vs. microeconomics: why the larger economy is not a family

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/07/opinion/krugman-the-big-fail.html?hpw&_r=0

"For an economy is not like a household. A family can decide to spend less and try to earn more. But in the economy as a whole, spending and earning go together: my spending is your income; your spending is my income. If everyone tries to slash spending at the same time, incomes will fall — and unemployment will soar."

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