Pigou effect

English

Etymology

Coined by American economist Don Patinkin in 1948 after English economist Arthur Cecil Pigou.

Noun

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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