Pigou effect

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English

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Etymology

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Coined by Don Patinkin in 1948 after Arthur Cecil Pigou.

Noun

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Pigou effect (plural Pigou effects)

  1. (economics) The stimulation of output and employment caused by increasing consumption due to a rise in real balances of wealth, particularly during deflation.

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