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Basil J. Moore's Horizontalists and Verticalists: an appraisal 25 years later

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  • Ulrich Bindseil

    (European Central Bank)

  • Philipp J. König

    (German Institute for Economic Research)

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In 1988 Basil Moore published his book Horizontalists and Verticalists: The Macroeconomics of Credit Money, which this year celebrates its 25th birthday. We discuss this book from today's perspective, and in particular whether Moore's main assertions have been validated or rejected by the development of central bank practice and academic monetary economics. We find that the book has impressively stood the test of time and, despite part of textbook economics still insisting on the money multiplier as an explanation for the money supply, it is not much of an exaggeration to say that we have all become 'Horizontalists' in the last 25 years.

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  • Ulrich Bindseil & Philipp J. König, 2013. "Basil J. Moore's Horizontalists and Verticalists: an appraisal 25 years later," Review of Keynesian Economics, Edward Elgar Publishing, vol. 1(4), pages 383—390-3, October.
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    • E40 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - General
    • E50 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - General

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