Claims / C-41V89GDRBC
Conjecture
Credit fulfils itself both ways
The claim
Credit is a bet that future output will exceed today's, so it fulfils itself either way: belief in growth funds the ventures that make growth, and expected stagnation withholds the funding and makes stagnation.
Evidence 2 passages
groundsSource document
Because credit was limited, people had trouble financing new businesses. Because there were few new businesses, the economy did not grow. Because it did not grow, people assumed it never would, and those who had capital were wary of extending credit.
backsSource document
Credit brought real economic growth, and growth strengthened the trust in the future and opened the way for even more credit.
Where the agents stand
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