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Why Asia did not cause the financial crises

    New attempts are being made to resuscitate the “savings glut” hypothesis of the origins of the great financial collapse and recession and the eurozone’s agony. This hypothesis is wrong.   What matters is not saving but financing. Countries running current account surpluses do not finance those running current account deficits.The deficits are financed…
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