Does Increasing the Money Supply also Increase Economic Growth?

Tags: Central Banks, Inflation, Monetary Policy, Money and Banks

06/18/2024 Frank Shostak

Keynesian economists believe that the key to increasing economic growth is increasing the supply of money in circulation. Money, however, is a means of exchange, not a means of payments. The difference is vital to understanding economics.

Original Article: Does Increasing the Money Supply also Increase Economic Growth?

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