Palley, Thomas I. - In: Intervention. European Journal of Economics and … 07 (2010) 2, pp. 401-413
. The first step is when a borrowing boom ends. The second step is when agents increase saving and re-pay debt. Borrowing … by accumulated debt burdens. With deleveraging, households increase saving and re-pay debt which deepens the economic … slowdown. Repayment reduces debt, helping economic activity eventually to recover. …