The Interest Rate Should not be Interpreted as a Price

Abstract The paper criticises interpretations of the interest rate as a price. Prices are exchange ratios for different objects; the interest rate is a parameter characterising an intertemporal exchange ratio but is not itself an exchange ratio. Therefore, negative (real) interest rates can arise na...

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Main Author: Martin Hellwig
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Sciendo 2021-11-01
Series:Wirtschaftsdienst
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10273-021-3051-x
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