Helicopter money in another pandemic recession: Venice, 1630… Voxeu

February 7, 2021 by Jim Colburn Leave a Comment

Charles Goodhart, Donato Masciandaro, Stefano Ugolini 04 February 2021

‘Helicopter money’ is an often-evoked concept in macroeconomics, but the occurrence of helicopter money, strictly speaking, is exceedingly rare in history. This column describes one episode that actually provides a concrete illustration of this policy: the monetary financing of the pandemic recovery plan put in place by the Republic of Venice during the bubonic plague of 1630.

https://voxeu.org/article/helicopter-money-another-pandemic-recession-venice-1630

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