Can banks individually create money out of nothing? — The theories and the empirical evidence , 2014, International Review of Financial Analysis, Vol 36, Werner R.
"Thus it can now be said with confidence for the first time – possibly in the 5000 years' history of banking - that it has been empirically demonstrated that each individual bank creates credit and money out of nothing, when it extends what is called a ‘bank loan’. The bank does not loan any existing money, but instead creates new money. The money supply is created as ‘fairy dust’ produced by the banks out of thin air. The implications are far-reaching."
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