tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8595404115121834255.post443835073346553131..comments2024-03-28T03:24:05.678-04:00Comments on NAKED KEYNESIANISM: Heterodox central bankersMatias Vernengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09521604894748538215noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8595404115121834255.post-41046033243057064282012-02-04T07:08:52.131-05:002012-02-04T07:08:52.131-05:00Printing of pesos not dollars (that was wishful th...Printing of pesos not dollars (that was wishful thinking).Matias Vernengohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09521604894748538215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8595404115121834255.post-55834763665624168152012-02-04T07:06:10.328-05:002012-02-04T07:06:10.328-05:00THanks CMD. JanVi here is why it would be a big pr...THanks CMD. JanVi here is why it would be a big problem (and was by the way in 2002). So the government prints pesos, but still there are no dollars (from exporters) around, and nobody willing to sell them dollars at the current exchange rate. So you have massive devaluation and still not enough dollars. Unless you default, still not enough dollars to service debt. And the depreciation (not the printing of dollars) is inflationary. The lack of dollars means you cannot import goods that are necessary to produce, and output collapses, with unemployment reaching 25%. Inflation, recession, and default. All of those in 2002 in Argentina.Matias Vernengohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09521604894748538215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8595404115121834255.post-35019329616836069212012-02-03T22:52:26.439-05:002012-02-03T22:52:26.439-05:00JanVi,
Here is another post by Matias. It should ...JanVi,<br /><br />Here is another post by Matias. It should be helpful for understanding why external debt is problematic. http://nakedkeynesianism.blogspot.com/2011/03/krugman-vs-galbraith-on-deficit.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8595404115121834255.post-56081212680098269412012-02-03T16:09:23.675-05:002012-02-03T16:09:23.675-05:00let's make an example
argentina has some debt ...let's make an example<br />argentina has some debt denominated in usd<br />why is it a problem? argentina can print pesos, buy dollars and pay the debt<br />where are the "impossible problems" ?Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09400133483933862723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8595404115121834255.post-44314550699520016332012-02-03T15:49:49.555-05:002012-02-03T15:49:49.555-05:00For the US none. Because there is no foreign debt....For the US none. Because there is no foreign debt. Foreign debt is in a foreign currency. Greece is in debt in euros and cannot print it. Argentina had (still has) debt in dollars and was forced to default in 2002. If you don't export you don't have the means to pay. The US does not have foreign debt, all is in national currency and hence no default is possible. Yes the US cannot default since it can always print money. which means that the impossible problems (default) that accompany an external debt will not (and did not) be present.Matias Vernengohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09521604894748538215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8595404115121834255.post-85016611557738096242012-02-03T15:45:29.227-05:002012-02-03T15:45:29.227-05:00sorry but i just can't understand what differe...sorry but i just can't understand what difference does it make...<br />if debt held by foreigners is denominated in usd, we can print dollars and pay our debt<br />if debt held by foreigner is not denominated in usd, we can print dollars, buy other currencies and pay our debt<br />which are "the impossible problems that accompany an external debt"?Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09400133483933862723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8595404115121834255.post-11427041008361474692012-02-03T14:35:13.515-05:002012-02-03T14:35:13.515-05:00That's the point the US doesn't have forei...That's the point the US doesn't have foreign debt. Even when it is held by foreigners the US debt is always denominated in dollars. That's the meaning of having the hegemonic currency. So all the debt is denominated in dollars and as he said that "will present none of the impossible problems that accompany an external debt."Matias Vernengohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09521604894748538215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8595404115121834255.post-72615271269934074572012-02-03T13:13:28.584-05:002012-02-03T13:13:28.584-05:00"Foreign debt in foreign currency must be pai..."Foreign debt in foreign currency must be paid with proceeds of exports."<br />why? can't we just print our currency, buy the foreign currency and pay the foreign debt?Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09400133483933862723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8595404115121834255.post-11228351510718981712012-02-02T20:15:43.823-05:002012-02-02T20:15:43.823-05:00Hi JanVI. Those are two different issues. Foreign ...Hi JanVI. Those are two different issues. Foreign debt in foreign currency must be paid with proceeds of exports. Not the case with domestic debt. Whether another generation is burdened or not, depends on whether the economy grows faster than the debt, and the debt burden over time diminishes. As it turns, he was correct on everything he said. The debt burden that reached around 120% of GDP at the end of the war, was a mere 30% or so by the 1980s.Matias Vernengohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09521604894748538215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8595404115121834255.post-83658452197526451032012-02-02T15:42:11.343-05:002012-02-02T15:42:11.343-05:00i m arguing that if public debt (national or forei...i m arguing that if public debt (national or foreign currency doesn't matter) is held by foreigners then his burden is shifted to future generations<br />am i wrong?Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09400133483933862723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8595404115121834255.post-14724765631882940382012-02-02T13:25:44.876-05:002012-02-02T13:25:44.876-05:00Nope. The important part is that is in dollars (no...Nope. The important part is that is in dollars (not in foreign currency). No matter what generation you can always monetize. For the effects of monetization read this http://nakedkeynesianism.blogspot.com/2011/05/monetization-of-debt-what-does-it-do.htmlMatias Vernengohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09521604894748538215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8595404115121834255.post-39633709191270949212012-02-02T12:22:16.157-05:002012-02-02T12:22:16.157-05:00"The debt will be held wholly within the Unit..."The debt will be held wholly within the United States and by our citizens."<br /><br />He was plain wrong. That's the problem with public debt, nowadays a big part of it is held by foreigners. So the burden is shift to future generations. <br /><br />Am i wrong?Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09400133483933862723noreply@blogger.com