Lending Calling. Recession by Over-Indebtedness: Description and Specific Features of the Spanish Case

Following the approaches of Fisher, Koo, and in particular Minsky, this article describes recent developments in the Spanish economy. These authors’ theories of financial fragility, and the extension of analysis of the recession to also include the expansionary period, are very useful when it comes...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Sanabria Martín, Antonio, Medialdea García, Bibiana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/23574
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/23574
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:338.124.2(460)
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Over-indebtedness
Recession
Deleveraging
Spain
Finance
Crisis económicas
Finanzas
Macroeconomía
5307.06 Fluctuaciones Económicas
5307.14 Teoría Macroeconómica
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Sumario:Following the approaches of Fisher, Koo, and in particular Minsky, this article describes recent developments in the Spanish economy. These authors’ theories of financial fragility, and the extension of analysis of the recession to also include the expansionary period, are very useful when it comes to understanding the boom (1994-2008) and subsequent collapse of the Spanish economy. Both processes are part of the same phenomenon: the binomial relation between debt and the asset bubble, amplified by the use of external financing, and the subsequent process of slow deleveraging. Alongside said analytical elements, and considering Spain’s membership in the Eurozone monetary union system, this characterisation of the euphoria and subsequent balance-sheet recession further identifies specific features of the Spanish economy that informed current outcomes.